All five patients presented with a periapical radiolucency (Figures 1-5) and each was keen to have the tooth infection treated and avoid extraction..

A 33-year-old female presented to the A&E department, accompanied by her general dental practitioner (GDP) with a large, painful swelling on the right side of her mandible. Medically, the patient was...

Surgical procedures can generally be broken down into three phases: pre-operative; intra-operative; and post-operative procedures. The pre-operative phase for SRCReT should include a thorough history,...

Vital pulp therapy (VPT) is a biologically based concept that aims to preserve all or part of the pulp that has been compromised by caries or trauma.

Corrective surgical procedures are aimed at repairing root surfaces, modifying the anatomy of a root, or resecting either infected or damaged roots (± portion of the clinical crown). The types of...

A 14-year-old male attended complaining of persistent severe pain from the LLQ present for 3 days, with increasing severity. The pain was disturbing sleep and required analgesia relieve symptoms..

The DOM offers a range of magnification, usually an increase in the order of 8–40 times.11 Compared to magnifying loupes, where any magnification over x4 requires the practitioner to remain in a...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a collective term for diseases of the heart and blood vessels. It includes coronary artery disease, such as angina and myocardial infarction, as well as other...

Canal obliteration can be idiopathic, due to hereditary disorders (eg dentinogenesis imperfecta) or occur following trauma, orthodontic treatment, pulpal injury, caries or restorative...

In orthograde root canal treatment, the clinician must access the pulp chamber of the tooth, locate and access all the root canals and prepare these to remove all pulpal tissue and infection, if...

Endodontic treatment, like any healthcare procedure, is not risk-free. Inadequate instrumentation, insufficient disinfection and incomplete obturation of the root canal system may result in an...

Dental radiography, commonly in the form of peri-apical and dental panoramic radiographs, has limitations, such as anatomical noise from superimposition of orofacial structures, compression of...

The access cavity preparation generally refers to the part of the cavity from the occlusal table to the canal orifices. Black's principles of cavity preparation, including outline, convenience,...

A 44-year-old male was referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial department on an acute basis with a history of a sudden onset of facial swelling. The swelling of the lower right cheek had appeared...

A fit and healthy 17-year-old female presented at The University Dental Hospital of Manchester with fractured anterior teeth following trauma. Further history revealed she had attended her general...