The Dental Update Archive

An 8-year-old male presented at the paediatric dental clinic following referral from their general dental practitioner (GDP) with one maxillary permanent incisor (and a history of one primary...

A 3-year-old Caucasian female presented to the Maxillofacial Department with a three-week history of swelling of the left cheek. On examination there was a bony hard swelling buccal to the lower left...

Three siblings presented, one brother aged 17 years, and two sisters aged 18 and 14 years-old. The family had originated from Nazareth, a town in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. All three siblings...

An array of new POC diagnostic tests are currently available. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over 450 such tests have been...

NF is a rare and severe complication of dental infections. Despite its rarity, dentists should be aware of NF to ensure prompt recognition and appropriate management. Rapidly evolving signs and...

Periodontal management involved tailored oral hygiene instructions and debridement. Dietary advice was given, and resulted in the patient completely cutting out carbonated drinks from his diet. The...

A literature search was performed with the assistance of librarians at the BDA Information Centre using OVID search facility on Medline, EMBASE, CINALH and The Cochrane Library..

Eliciting a good clinical history from the patient is essential in diagnosing burning mouth syndrome. Most patients report an increase in pain intensity from morning to night, similar to other...

The cases described in this report exhibited similar characteristics, namely, premature exfoliation of unresorbed primary teeth, elevated levels of urine phosphoethanolamine, and lower levels of serum...