Implants
The importance of recording mental health history – a case report
A 55-year-old female was referred by her general dental practitioner to a private implant referral clinic. The patient presented with catastrophic...
Dental burnout – is social media a help or hindrance?
Although there is an overlapping relationship between Stress, Burnout and Depression, it appears that there is commonly a progress from excessive,...
Migration of bone graft material into the maxillary sinus: a case report
A 48-year-old, fit and healthy, non-smoking male presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department with symptoms of chronic sinusitis,...
Immediate management of the single-unit extracted tooth in the anterior aesthetic zone – temporizing/stabilizing tissues
Although dimensional change of the alveolar ridge is unavoidable following extraction, the impact on subsequent restoration can be reduced if...
Implant-supported prosthetic rehabilitation after surgical management of an odontogenic tumour of the mandible
A 25-year-old female was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery by her general dental practitioner with a complaint of a...
An audit on the professional intervention of smoking
As well as general health complications, risks of smoking to oral health are vast, including periodontal disease, poor post-operative wound healing,...
Dental implants: An overview
The tissue that surrounds implants is known as peri-implant tissue and is comprised of soft (mucosa) and hard (bone) tissues. The peri-implant soft...
Book review
Practical Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry from publishers Wiley Blackwell is an outstanding new textbook offering readers considerably more than...
Technique tips — patient information for implant maintenance
On completion of active treatment, written information regarding the technical specification of the implant and implant prosthesis should be shared...
Long-term complications of dental trauma
Discoloration of teeth can be external or internal. External discoloration is due to an accumulation of staining media on the tooth surface or a...
Guidelines for crowns, fixed bridges and implants
“Why is it that teeth decay? You don‧t always have to go to the doctor‧s to have holes in your arm stopped up do you? It‧s a flaw in the design.”
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An implant-retained obturator – a case study
The presenting complaint of the male patient aged 76 years old (PG) was one of a loose upper obturator. He had this original obturator made 6 years...
Ceramic fracture in metal-ceramic restorations: the aetiology
The success or failure of metal-ceramic restorations can be attributed to a variety of factors. These can be divided into different categories (Figure...
Head and neck cancer patients – information for the general dental practitioner
Radiation-induced caries describes the rapidly developing lesions that can appear after radiotherapy. Its distribution tends to be different from...