Robert L Caplin

BDS, MSc, DGDP (RCS Eng), Dip Teach Ed (King's), Retired Senior Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Dentistry and Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London; General Dental Practitioner, London

email: bob@rlcaplin.com

Grey Areas in Restorative Dentistry: Part 2. The Diagnosis: Dental Pain

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...

Grey areas in restorative dentistry: part 1. What are the aims of treatment?

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..