The Dental Update Archive

It is estimated that approximately half a million third molars are extracted every year in the UK (L McArdle, personal communication). In April 2020, Donnell and Clark in ‘Naughty or NICE?’1...

In recent times, digitization has revolutionized the scope of dentistry. Digital dentistry has also gained a significant role in the field of forensic dental investigation, leading to the development...

It is now over 50 years since Per Ingvar Brånemark and his team first placed implants in a group of edentulous human subjects and, following the publication of his 10 year results,1 the spread of...

The following case presented 5 days after a sports injury (Figure 1). The patient had attended hospital where two tooth fragments were recovered from his lower lip; they were stored dry. Clinical and...

We wish to bring to your attention a case of a 10-year-old male who was admitted with a 5-day history of pyrexia, cough/cold symptoms and severe oropharyngeal blistering causing trismus and...

A 23-year-old girl presented with relapse of previous orthodontic treatment resulting in a midline diastema in the maxillary arch and opening of the extraction spaces in all quadrants (Figure 1). The...

Rhinosinusitis is a condition of inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Rhinosinusitis is divided into acute and chronic forms. In Acute Rhinosinusitis (ARS) symptoms resolve within 12 weeks...

Composite can potentially be used for a variety of restorations, in anterior and posterior teeth. Wear and strength properties of the material are now adequate for acceptable longevity of...

A 33-year-old female presented to the A&E department, accompanied by her general dental practitioner (GDP) with a large, painful swelling on the right side of her mandible. Medically, the patient was...