The Dental Update Archive

Patients were considered to have BRONJ if all of the following three characteristics are present:2.

The above cases demonstrate the rare side-effect of oropharyngeal ulceration which can occur when alendronic acid tablets are chewed or allowed to dissolve in the mouth.6 The directions for...

‘A collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal...

Over the last five decades, various oral health initiatives have been tested and employed in many populations around the world with the aim of preventing and treating periodontitis. Despite this, a...

Nitrous oxide and oxygen is commonly used for conscious sedation in dentistry, particularly in paediatric dentistry. Administered via a specially designed inhalation sedation machine, it is a...

Once bonding to enamel became established, several orthodontists, working independently in different parts of the world, experimented with the possibility of a fixed lingual appliance..

The reported associations between oral and systemic conditions are numerous and include the following diseases: heart disease,6 ventilator-associated pneumonia,7 adverse pregnancy outcome,8 diabetes...

The pain associated with delivering an injection is complex and multi-factorial (depending on the dentist, the patient and the equipment used), and is not only caused by the procedure itself, but...

Appropriate immediate management of TDIs impacts prognosis and tooth survival. Tooth survival is widely defined in the endodontic literature as the functional retention of a tooth, with resolution of...