The Dental Update Archive

Good communication with the dental technician and attention to detail are important in the successful provision of RBBs. A pontic design should be prescribed to the technician, as well as the required...

The Adult Dental Health Survey 2009 reported an increase in the proportion of adults who had retained their teeth from 74% in 1978 to 86% in 2009.1 The increase has occurred mainly in the older age...

Zinc phosphate cement was introduced circa 125 years ago. Despite its shortcomings, which include solubility in the dilute organic acids found in plaque, and poor tensile strength, it remains in use...

For most practitioners, the Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) would be a familiar screening tool for entry into periodontal therapy. There is growing recognition, now reaffirmed by the 2017 World...

Dental implants can be used to support single and multiple unit fixed restorations as well as removable dental prostheses. To appreciate the complications that can arise with dental implants, it is...

Prevention and management of trigeminal nerve injuries related to:.

From 2012 to 2016, five patients with oral lymphoma presented to the Oral Medicine Department at Charles Clifford Dental Hospital. The patients were of an elderly age group, in their seventh and...

RT is most often administered in small fractions over several weeks and to a localized area. Radiation-induced mucositis is invariable within the radiated field of mucosa and typically begins at...