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The GDC – are they finally turning a corner?
The triage and initial investigation of a complaint or concern about a dentist's fitness to practice are the same as before. Following an...
Periodontal treatment in patients with learning disabilities part 1: prevention
For any patient, the prevention of periodontal disease is the most successful form of treatment..
What is restorative dentistry?
The aspects of practice unique to Restorative Dentistry are those which involve integration at a specialist level of all these disciplines. This...
The paradoxes of phantom bite syndrome or occlusal dysaesthesia (‘dysesthesia’)
There are many difficult paradoxes in dentistry generally, but phantom bite syndrome is riddled with them. For instance, if a diagnosis of phantom...
Serving the customer–do patient feedback and questionnaires improve quality?
Patient experience measures are more reliable for use to assess quality than patient satisfaction surveys. It is recognized that patients cannot...
The restorability assessment and endodontic access cavity interface
The first operative stage of root canal treatment is access cavity preparation. The phrase ‘access is success’ is well founded. Primary root canal...
Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic prescribing in dental practice
Antibiotics can be of benefit and may even be life-saving in medical and dental treatment, eg Ludwig's angina, brain abscess. The decision to use...
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It is now over 50 years since Per Ingvar Brånemark and his team first placed implants in a group of edentulous human subjects and, following the...
Resin-bonded bridges – the problem or the solution? part 2: practical techniques
Good communication with the dental technician and attention to detail are important in the successful provision of RBBs. A pontic design should be...
The management of the dilacerated impacted maxillary central incisor
In order to bring an unerupted maxillary incisor into a favourable position in the arch the tooth must be uncovered and orthodontically guided into...
Managing the unstable mandibular complete denture – tooth placement and the polished surface
Accurate impression taking and jaw registration undoubtedly contribute to provision of any successful denture and even more so when the anatomy is...
Mouth cancer for clinicians part 13: life after mouth cancer treatment
Survival rates for mouth and oropharyngeal cancers have risen slightly over the last 20 years. The best outcome for overall 5-year survival rates for...
Resin-bonded bridges – the problem or the solution? part 1: assessment and design
Resin-bonded bridges (RBBs) have been used to replace teeth in short edentulous spans with increasing success since the 1970s.1 A systematic review by...
Implant dentistry in general practice part 2: treatment planning
Patient expectations must be identified early in the consultation process and compared with a detailed case assessment to determine if they can be...