Implants
Managing the consequences of periodontal diseases/treatment: gingival recession
Gingival recession has a complex and multifactorial aetiology. If left to progress, its sequelae can include dentine hypersensitivity, tooth abrasion,...
Peri-implant disease part 1: diagnosis and assessment parameters
The peri-implant mucosa provides an important biological barrier which protects the rigid fixation of the implant to the bone from factors released...
Peri-implant disease part 2: management of peri-implant disease
Following placement and restoration of any implant-supported prosthesis, patients should be enrolled on a supportive maintenance programme of regular...
Head and neck cancer part 2: the patient journey
Biopsies of suspicious lesions are vital in the grading and staging of cancers, giving an indication of the type, prognosis and rate of spread of the...
Routine exodontia: preventing failed extractions
Despite many universities aiming to make all undergraduate (UG) dentists able to undertake routine exodontia, ability remains limited.2 A substantial...
Craniofacial polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: A case report
There are two subtypes of fibrous dysplasia in the literature:.
A guide to implant dentistry part 2: surgical and prosthodontic considerations
Successful implant rehabilitation requires careful surgical manipulation which will take into consideration anatomic structures and will follow a...
Complete denture series part 2: tips on how to correct 10 avoidable errors
Forty-one percent of failing complete dentures assessed at our New Patient Clinics between October 2016 and March 2017 showed poor adaptation to the...
Prosthetic rehabilitation for a patient with systemic sclerosis and sjögren's syndrome: a clinical report and review
Cutaneous involvement of the orofacial region causes microstomia (small oral orifice), observed in 70–80% of patients, with characteristic peri-oral...
Complete denture series part 1: referrals for complete dentures – identifying the reasons
The clinical records of edentulous patients referred and assessed on the New Patient Clinics at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) between October 2016...
Management of localized anterior tooth wear in a patient with bilateral distal extension edentulous mandibular arches
A 61-year-old male was referred to the Dental Institute, Colombo for the management of pain and an abscess associated with two upper central incisors....
Management of intrabony defects in periodontal disease
Studies examining human skulls have stated that the prevalence of intrabony defects around teeth ranged from 4.1%–9.4%,2,3 whereas radiographic...
Amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth in the peri-implant region: a review and case report
This case report describes amlodipine-induced mucosal overgrowth at an implant site and its contribution to the development of peri-implantitis. A...