The Dental Update Archive

A 17-year-old female patient comes to your dental surgery for a routine examination. She is fit and well and has no medical conditions to report. Your initial impression is that she seems quite...

Following consultation with the Smoke-Free Birmingham team, a paper-based pilot questionnaire was devised and distributed amongst 10 students and staff to ensure that the questionnaire would give the...

Occurrence of a LGO can indicate many conditions, both local and systemic, ranging from regular hyperplastic reactive lesions1 to atypical metastatic neoplasms.2 A non-specific term ‘epulis’...

Although the exact cause of diabetes is unknown, there are defined risk factors, depending on the type of diabetes, which can, in different combinations, lead to development of the condition..

The following distinctions have been made between the various types of macrodontia:.

‘In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals as they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.’ .

A 50 kg, 21-year-old male with Leigh's disease caused by a mitochondrial DNA mutation presented to the department following referral from community dental services. The reason for referral was for...

An 11-year-old male patient of European origin was referred by a specialist orthodontic practice to the hospital orthodontic service. The patient's main concern was in relation to the appearance of...