The Dental Update Archive

The practice of dentistry is rather unique in that the patient cannot be masked during any dental procedure, and the dentist is in extremely close proximity to the oral operative site, which renders...

Odontogenic keratocysts are usually asymptomatic and are, therefore, commonly diagnosed as incidental findings on dental radiographs, often whilst investigating the cause and location of unerupted...

First, the patient needs to be taught to relax and, whilst in this relaxed state, is exposed to each of the stimuli of the hierarchy in turn. The relaxation phase is critical to success, and should be...

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...

The Government defines domestic abuse as ‘any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between partners (sixteen years and over)...

A 45-year-old female attended the primary care service at Birmingham Dental Hospital for urgent care, with a complaint of acute pain in the palate for the previous 2 weeks. The patient initially...

A 52-year-old male reported to the University of British Columbia Nobel Biocare Oral Health Center (Vancouver, BC, Canada) for general dental care and maintenance. Medical history indicated that, at...

Peri-implant mucositis describes inflammation in the mucosa at an implant area with no signs of loss of supporting bone.3 Diagnosis of peri-implant mucositis is usually by detection of bleeding on...