Implants
The prosthodontic pathway of the oral cancer patient
The possible effects of radical surgery include altered oral anatomy, loss of teeth and anatomical structures, significant scarring and bulky flaps,...
Full-arch implant-retained prosthetics in general dental practice
One of the chief goals of treatment is the improvement of social, psychological and functional parameters by the modification or replacement of...
Implant assessment
Examination of the patient begins with an extra-oral assessment. A standard approach, including checking for any swellings of the head and neck region...
‘Dentistry in a decade’: recent lessons from the adult dental health survey
In 2009, the fifth ADHS was published, giving health professionals da snapshot of the dental needs of patients in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
A current update on osteonecrosis of the jaw and bisphosphonates
Factors associated with an increased risk of BONJ are listed below:.
The current status of 3d imaging in dental practice
Until relatively recently the only way to get good quality 3D radiographic scans was to use conventional computerized tomography (CT). However, not...
A composite approach to the management of worn maxillary first molar teeth
A 29-year-old lady with toothwear was referred to the restorative department at Bristol Dental Hospital by her GDP for restoration of her maxillary...
The use of zirconium, single-retainer, resin-bonded bridges in adolescents
The metal ceramic resin-bonded bridge has been used by practitioners for many years to replace single missing teeth, especially those in the anterior...
12. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy
X-rays were the first form of photon radiation to be used to treat cancer. The higher the energy of the x-ray beam, the deeper x-rays penetrate the...
A review of root fractures: diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
Management of root fractures can be divided into treatment of apical-third, middle-third and cervical-third fractures (Table 2)..
Endodontics and the older patient
Endodontic treatment in the elderly patient presents the practitioner with two main challenges; treatment of the older patient in general and any...
Prosthodontic care for elderly patients
As rates of edentulousness decline, clinicians are faced with treating increasing numbers of older partially dentate patients.5 If prosthodontic...
Will your next vt be competent at implant therapy?
The teaching of implantology to undergraduate dental students is controversial. Some argue that competence in basic restorative treatment must be...
Fabrication of an auricular prosthesis: a case report
A 27-year-old male patient was referred to the Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, from...
Book review
This is a book of over 500 pages with 25 chapters written by over 30 contributors. It is a weighty tome covering bruxism in great detail over 3 parts...