The Dental Update Archive

RUNX1-FPD MM is a rare familial platelet disorder (FPD) inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. It is caused by a mutation to the germline runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) and is...

An array of new POC diagnostic tests are currently available. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over 450 such tests have been...

A 68-year-old male attended the Oral Medicine Department of the Liverpool University Dental Hospital. The patient had been referred by his GDP regarding ‘soreness of the gums and roof of mouth’..

The absolute and comparative efficacy and tolerability of drugs in dystonia, including anticholinergic and antidopaminergic drugs, is poorly documented and no evidence-based recommendations can be...

Early LED units were low powered (<1 Watt total output from a 7–19 diode array) with relatively low irradiance levels (range 100–280 mW/cm2) requiring prolonged radiation times of up to 60 s for a 2...

The current pandemic of COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 which originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019. It is now known that the median incubation period of COVID-19 is...

In this article, the contemporary uses and effectiveness of extra-oral traction appliances are discussed..

Eliciting a detailed analgesic history is the first step in recognizing an overdose. Figure 1 gives a checklist of information for clinicians to gain from patients to aid when taking a history of...

Alcohol 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...