Aws Alani
Specialist in Restorative Dentistry. www.restorativedentistry.org
The 3Ms of restoration success: marginal interface, magnitude of occlusal force, mindfulness of the patient…AND the clinician
Aws AlaniThe marginal interface is a weak point for failure of restorations. This can manifest in a variety of different ways and may be the measure of a clinician's abilities in achieving optimal outcomes....
The use of flowable composite in recording the soft tissue profile of implant restorations
Benjamin NeoOnce soft tissue manipulation of the peri-implant tissues is considered optimal, and the current implant level working model is verified as accurate, capturing the newly established profile can...
Management of Anterior Crossbite due to Splinting for Dental Trauma: A Case Report with 4-year Follow-up
Camila Corral NuñezA 7-year-old boy was referred to the Paediatric and Adult Dental Traumatology Clinic Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Chile, with a history of paediatric dental trauma caused by an accident on a...
What's left in the cleft? a rare complication following displacement of dental impression material into a palatal cleft
Srishti DattaOral clefts are one of the commonest congenital craniofacial malformations in humans and may involve the lip, hard palate or soft palate.13 Classification of oral clefts is based on the phenotype,...
Traditional and contemporary techniques for optimizing root canal irrigation
Richard HollidayThis paper has summarized the various techniques available to optimize endodontic irrigation, either through manually activating syringe irrigation or through using contemporary automated devices....
The use of extra-coronal restorations in the correction of malaligned teeth
Aws AlaniWhen crowns and veneers are electively utilized to improve cosmetic appearance the co-morbidities are significant. One problem that requires specific attention is pulpal damage (Figure 1). Felton and...
Decision-making in the provision of extra-coronal restorations
Aws AlaniWhen considering restorations for teeth that have suffered significant tissue loss, the decision faced by the dentist may be either to place a large direct restoration or consider an indirect...
Aggressive periodontitis: how does an understanding of the pathogenesis affect treatment?
Aws AlaniThere has been considerable research into the role of Aa in the aetiology of AP and this has had a significant impact upon treatment. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans possesses a large number of...