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Why does patient mental health matter? Part 3: dental self-neglect as a consequence of psychiatric conditions
Psychiatry within Dentistry Emma ElliottA 65-year-old male patient comes to see you for an emergency appointment. He has been with your practice for over 10 years and is presenting today with continuous aching pain from his lower right...
Interactive treatment planning in toothwear: are we doing it right?
Restorative Dentistry Shiyana EliyasThe 2011 Pan Dental Conference was held in Liverpool on the 11th and 12th November 2011. The society felt that it would be appropriate to explore the differences in treatment planning for toothwear by...
Contemporary adhesive bonding: bridging the gap between research and clinical practice
Dental Materials DJB GreenA common classification of dentine bonding agents is by way of describing their chemical composition through their generations of scientific research and development. This can be confusing as the...
Cardiac transplantation and dentistry
Special Care Dentistry Hassan AbedA comprehensive dental assessment is a fundamental part of the work-up towards cardiac transplant surgery. As patients are placed on high-dose immunosuppressive regimens in the post-transplant...
A new perspective on dentine hypersensitivity – guidelines for general dental practice
Periodontics David G GillamAccording to Gillam,9 various terms have been used to describe dentine hypersensitivity (DH), for example, cervical dentine sensitivity (CDS), cervical dentine hypersensitivity (CDH), or dentine...
A review and clinical tips on gingival retraction methods
Restorative Dentistry Shivani RanaThe periodontium should be assessed when considering provision of a subgingival restoration and therefore, gingival retraction. When the gingivae are healthy, there is less chance of damage when the...
Nutrition and periodontal disease
Periodontics Devan RaindiNutrition is defined by the World Health Organization as ‘the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs'.4 Diet is simply what an organism eats, but good nutrition involves...
COVID-2019 – Time to Use Silver Diamine Fluoride for Caries Arrest in General Dental Practice?
Caries Management Laura TimmsSilver diamine fluoride (SDF) has been used for caries management throughout the world for decades.1,2 It has a strong track record of use, particularly in Asia, having been developed in Japan in the...
Post-dam
Technique Tips Andre D XavierAlong the posterior border of the upper denture, a border seal is created by the creation of a post-dam. According to the ‘Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms’, a post-dam (also known as a posterior...
COVID-19 and Dentistry: Aerosol and Droplet Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and Its Infectivity in Clinical Settings
COVID-19 Commentary Lakshman SamaranayakeAn 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...