Despite the diversity of opinion regarding the nature of CR,6 it has been used in restorative dentistry as a stable and reproducible position when registering the occlusion in the provision of...

In orthograde root canal treatment, the clinician must access the pulp chamber of the tooth, locate and access all the root canals and prepare these to remove all pulpal tissue and infection, if...

Modern dental material and light-curing technology developments are often based on improving convenience for the dental practitioner.

The most important feature of these materials is the setting mechanism and their interaction with the clinical environment. When the cement is mixed with water, hydration reactions ensue and, in the...

The intra-radicular materials include the root canal sealers and the materials used for apical plugs. The properties of these materials are very diverse. The requirements of hydraulic cements used for...

The translucency of glass ceramic materials depends largely on the volume of crystals within the glassy matrix and the pore size.2 Zirconia has been regarded as an opaque restorative material with...

The authors of the present article consider that this comparison is of great relevance, given that metal–ceramic crowns and bridges have been the ‘gold standard’ for tooth-coloured indirect...

This is the most important tip and one that can never be repeated too often or stressed too much. Regrettably, it is one that many dentists fail to do often, or indeed, at all. On receipt of a new...

In the UK, over 8 million people, or approximately 12% of the population, have been diagnosed with asthma with approximately 160,000 people being newly diagnosed each year.2 Asthma is a chronic...