Xue Mei Chong

Dental Core Trainee, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool

Tuberculosis: Implications for Dentistry

Latent TB describes a situation where the bacteria become dormant, and the affected individuals do not transmit the disease to others. Patients with latent TB are asymptomatic. Approximately 5–10% of...

Primary Failure of Eruption: A Diagnosis of Exclusion

Numerous local and systemic factors have been linked with delayed and failed tooth eruption. Local causes are the most common and include impaction due to supernumerary teeth, mucosal barriers, scar...