The Dental Update Archive

Along 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...

A 52-year-old male presented at A&E in a Yorkshire Hospital with a right-sided infra-orbital swelling. He complained of 3–4 weeks of pain which had slowly progressed to a swelling. He also reported...

The cause of TW may be considered to be multifactorial, being mainly due to erosion, attrition and abrasion, with abfraction also being a source of TW. However, the problem becomes increasingly...

Surgical procedures can generally be broken down into three phases: pre-operative; intra-operative; and post-operative procedures. The pre-operative phase for SRCReT should include a thorough history,...

A 65-year-old Afro-Caribbean female patient was referred urgently to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) unit by her GDP during the the first national COVID-19 lockdown in England, for...

Given that the tooth structure in most tooth wear cases is already compromised, emphasis should be placed on minimally invasive preparations to optimize the mechanical, biologic and aesthetic success...

A 19-year-old male was referred in urgently by their general dental practitioner to the Oral Medicine department. The patient was initially seen in September 2018 and complained of a 2-month history...

The limitations of conventional radiographs that provide two-dimensional views of three-dimensional objects should be appreciated..

The access cavity preparation generally refers to the part of the cavity from the occlusal table to the canal orifices. Black's principles of cavity preparation, including outline, convenience,...