Orthodontics
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...
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...
A mouthful of anomalies
A medically fit 14-year-old boy was referred by his general dental practitioner to the Paediatric Dental Department at King's College Hospital, for...
An overview of the surgical correction of dentofacial deformity
Most osteotomies in healthy, non-syndromic individuals are planned following cessation of active facial growth,1,2,3 which is generally accepted to be...
Implant dentistry in general practice part 1: introduction
The GDC's Scope of Practice describes the provision of implants as an additional skill that dentists could develop during their career.3 The Faculty...
Overtreatment in caries management? a literature review perspective and recommendations for clinicians
Considerable variation exists between dentists on their treatment decisions regarding, among other things, the need for placing and replacing...
Orthodontic first aid for general dental practitioners
Many dental patients reviewed by GDPs undergo orthodontic treatment that can give rise to various orthodontic problems causing patients to make an...
Extra-oral appliances in orthodontic treatment
In this article, the contemporary uses and effectiveness of extra-oral traction appliances are discussed..
The ethics of interproximal reduction
A common IPR protocol will be described briefly below in a stepwise fashion..