The Dental Update Archive

Ectopic eruption of maxillary first permanent molars occurs in around 4% of the population. Radiographic examination can reveal the first permanent molar encroaching or impacting upon the distal...

A good understanding of anatomy is essential for interpreting the presenting signs and symptoms. The facial nerve, cranial nerve number VII, develops from the second pharyngeal arch and, as such,...

A 10-year-old boy attended our hospital orthodontic department following a referral from his dentist. He was unhappy with the appearance of his upper front teeth, particularly the diminutive shape of...

ELB is a female patient referred by orthopaedics at the age of 7 years for discolouration and was symptomatic with sensitive lower anterior central incisors. ELB had meningococcal septicaemia aged 13...

BIPP was first used by Rutherford Morison in 1916 to dress soldiers' wounds.2 He found that when bismuth and iodoform were mixed with paraffin, it permitted a healing response and reduced infection...

It is clear from the dental literature that plaque is the major risk factor in the development of caries and periodontal disease.2,3 A fixed prosthesis has the potential to increase plaque...

The files were operated at 250 rpm..

A 17-year-old Afro-Caribbean male was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) department at Frenchay Hospital (Bristol, UK) by a general dental practitioner for the surgical removal of a...

A 68-year-old female patient of Arabic descent had been referred by her GDP regarding an area of exposed bone in the mandible. She attended the Oral Surgery department in February 2017 with a one-year...