The Dental Update Archive

The US, Canada, Oceania, Central and Western Europe account for 15% of the world's population but 95.7% of total opioid consumption.21 Australia and the US report high levels of opioid use in the...

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a progressive, benign fibro-osseous condition characterized by replacement of normal bone by fibrous tissue and irregular bony trabeculae.1,2 Although the World Health...

Oral surgery usually involves both bone and soft tissues. The modes of recovery of these respective tissues differ..

There is a general lack of consensus regarding the definition, grading and treatment for bruxism; however, it has been linked to clinical signs, including orofacial pain, tooth wear and failing...

Steroidogenesis is a complex and sensitive process that occurs in the cortex of the adrenal gland. An imbalance in production of corticosteroids may have severe effects on multiple organs. The...

The cost of hospital admissions for the treatment of caries in children in England in 2012/13 was £30 million7 and this increased to £35 million for tooth extractions in 2014/15.8 The rate of tooth...

This was a prospective study of 112 patients that was carried out over a 3-month period at the Department of Oral Surgery, King's College Hospital (KCH). The selection criteria included patients over...

The application of light is routinely used by dentists, for example, in the curing (photopolymerization) of light-activated, resin-based restorations, caries detection and, more recently, ablative...