Zaid Ali

PGCert Health Research (Leeds), Associate Dentist, Lindley Dental, Huddersfield

The rehabilitation of a combined mid-facial defect using a magnetretained intra- and extra-oral prosthesis: a case report

An 80-year-old male patient was referred to the restorative department to explore rehabilitation options for his mid-facial defect. The patient's main complaint was the passage of food to the nose...

The Use of a Gothic Arch Tracing to Record Centric Relation in the Construction of Complete Dentures

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...

An update on indirect prosthodontic materials and their manufacturing techniques

There are two broad components to denture framework fabrication using a digital workflow – computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) (Figure 1)..

Factors to consider when treatment planning for patients seeking comprehensive aesthetic dental treatment

The first and most important step for both clinician and patient is the detailed investigation of why the patient is unhappy with his/her dental appearance.

Indications for surgical endodontics and findings of an audit into referrals

Peri-radicular surgery is indicated in situations when repeat orthograde endodontic treatment is not possible or may put a tooth at risk of irreparable damage. In 2001, The Royal College of Surgeons...