Oral Health

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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How to minimize repeat dental general anaesthetics

The cost of hospital admissions for the treatment of caries in children in England in 2012/13 was £30 million7 and this increased to £35 million for...

Virtual reality exposure therapy for treatment of dental phobia

Two patients reported to the SEGi Oral Health Centre, Malaysia with a history of repeated avoidance of dental treatment and self-reported dental fear...

Iatrogenesis and how to prevent it

It is well documented that the prevalence of iatrogenic damage is extremely high. Tooth preparation of Class II cavities almost always results in some...

Dietary advice – getting the message across

Three types of health-related behaviour are described:7.

Periodontal treatment in patients with learning disabilities part 2: professional mechanical intervention

Although no formal guidelines exist for those with learning disabilities, a clinical evaluation of periodontal health is crucial for the diagnosis of...

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...

The use of all-ceramic resin-bonded bridges in the anterior aesthetic zone

Dental ceramics have come a long way from the low-strength ceramics bonded with poor adhesives to modern day high strength ceramics with improved...

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..

Could video glasses contribute to behaviour management in the 21st century?

The dental team play a pivotal role in making a child's visit to the dentist a positive experience. It is often necessary to adapt communication and...

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...

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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...

Winnie-the-pooh and the royal college of surgeons


‘You can’t be in London for a long time without going to the Zoo. There are some people who begin the Zoo at the beginning, called WAYIN, and walk...