Denture cleansers must remove plaque and stain effectively and kill any remaining microbes on the denture surface without damaging the material and...

As long ago as 1891, a mixture of nitric acid and amalgam scraps was used to inhibit caries progression.7 This silver nitrate solution was popularized...

A 12-year-old boy attended the Department of Paediatric Dentistry for assessment of his discoloured teeth. He was fit and well. He did not like the...

An understanding of the aetiology of tooth discoloration is paramount for successful management as brown/yellow lesions call for different treatment...

Following removal of the rubber dam, the restorations were assessed to ensure that they conformed to the pre-existing anterior occlusal guidance. A...

A medically fit and well 22-year-old fell and bit into a solid oak coffee table whilst giving her friend a piggy-back in February 2014. The upper left...

More patients are undergoing orthodontic treatment and mild external root resorption is a common finding.1, 2 This is usually not clinically...

Over the past couple of years, ‘fourth-screen’ technology (meaning a small portable video screen such as on a mobile phone) has changed the way young...

A large number of factors will influence the treatment planning process and final treatment decision. These include patient factors, dental factors,...

The compound directly resulting in the bleaching effect, hydrogen peroxide, is an oxidizing agent. Hydrogen peroxide breaks down in the presence of...

Generally speaking, discoloration of teeth may be either intrinsic or extrinsic, and may present in isolation or affect the dentition generally. Tooth...

Tooth wear, or as it is also often referred to as non-carious tooth surface loss (TSL), can be described simply as ‘the pathological non-carious loss...