It is important to remember that dentistry is ‘the art or profession of a dentist’1 and that much of clinical dentistry is subjective rather than objective. Indeed, Fish and Coles2 consider clinical...

This process begins with the presenting condition of the patient. We can hear patients when we are told a history of the complaint, but if we listen carefully and ask appropriate questions, they will...

Following on from its diagnosis, the aim of treatment will clearly be the management of the presenting complaint, examples of which are shown in Table 1..