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Dental unit water lines and their disinfection and management: a review
Infection Control Caroline L PankhurstThe effluent organisms from DUWLs essentially originate from the biofilms on the luminal surface of the water line. Biofilms are defined as an organized community of microbes attached to a biotic or...
Current concepts in restoring endodontically treated teeth
Endodontics Lora MishraThe challenges in treating ETT are multifaceted, often arising from structural compromises owing to extensive caries, previous restorations, and necessary removal of tooth structure during treatment....
A technique for easy removal of excess resin cement
Technique Tip Ignacio Farga-NiñolesPTFE tape has been employed to shield adjacent teeth from orthophosphoric acid contamination and sandblasting.8 Nevertheless, sandblasting using 50-µm aluminum oxide particles at 2 bars of pressure...
Shall I go digital?
Dental Radiology BL ThomasDirect digital radiography was introduced to the medical imaging market from its origins in dental radiography, with the production of the RadioVisioGraphy (RVG) imaging system from Trophy in 1987.3...
British society of prosthodontics debate on the implications of the minamata convention on mercury to dental amalgam – should our patients be worried?
Restorative Dentistry Rupert AustinThe Minamata Convention on Mercury, a United Nations treaty signed on the 10 October 2013 by 128 signatory nations, including the UK, was designed to protect human health and the environment from...
A history of posterior composite restorations as viewed through the pages of Dental Update
Restorative Dentistry FJ Trevor BurkeAmong the earliest publications on composite materials (now correctly termed resin composite) were two by Barnes and Kidd in 1980.6 In a comprehensive and well-illustrated (particularly by SEM images)...
Bone defects of the jaws: moving from reconstruction to regeneration
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Elena KyriakidouThe most common indication for maxillofacial bone reconstruction is following ablation of neoplastic disease. Oral squamous cell carcinoma represents 3–4% of total body cancer in the UK with incidence...
An update on crown lengthening part 1: gingival tissue excess
Restorative Dentistry Harpoonam Jeet KalsiThe management of gingival tissue excess is dependent on the aetiology, and the type of intervention undertaken will be determined by the patient's presenting complaint, clinical presentation and...
Mouth cancer for clinicians part 4: risk factors (traditional: alcohol, betel and others)
Oral Medicine Nicholas KalavrezosAlcohol is a depressant. A small amount depresses anxiety and inhibitions and can make the user feel sociable and talkative; too much and a hangover may result, and the person may not even remember...