The Dental Update Archive

Mindfulness is about being aware of the present moment rather than moving through life on autopilot, distracted by our thoughts, often while multi-tasking. Who hasn't driven to work, only to then...

An aerosol can be defined as a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas. Aerosols can be either natural – such as fog, mist, dust, or anthropogenic – created by...

The main primary organs of the immune system are lymphoid – the thymus and bone marrow (Figure 2) and secondary tissues such as spleen, tonsils, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, adenoids, skin and liver...

The indication for using ART was initially restricted to the treatment of cavitated teeth that would otherwise have been extracted in people from communities in developing countries. Its success in...

A 27-year-old male patient was referred to the Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, from the Department of ENT for the fabrication of...

Surgical crown lengthening is designed to increase the length of the clinical crown. Crown lengthening techniques have been traditionally used as an adjunct to restorative procedures, particularly in...

Chlorhexidine gluconate is active against a broad spectrum of microbes. The CHX molecule, owing to its positive charge, reacts with the microbial cell surface, destroys the integrity of the cell...