Restorative Dentistry
Treatment options for the free end saddle
Anju B KumarIt may be difficult to decide whether or not to replace missing posterior teeth. The shortened dental arch (SDA) concept provides one potential management option for such a scenario. It is a treatment...
Clinical procedures to avoid the ‘dark halo’ in restorations with direct composite resins
Al HellerIn aiming to achieve efficient aesthetic results, a clinical problem which is often difficult to solve may have to be faced, namely the ‘dark halo’, which may accompany Classes III and IV composite...
Bonded amalgams and their use in clinical practice
Stephen J BonsorDental amalgam is a mixture of a silver alloy with mercury.1 It has been used in dentistry since the 1800s2 and, through scientific investigation, the composition of the constituents of the alloy have...
Defective dental restorations: to repair or not to repair? part 2: all–ceramics and porcelain fused to metal systems
Igor R BlumCeramic restorations may fail in clinical service and, in common with all other types of restorations, should not normally be considered to be permanent. Next to secondary caries, as diagnosed...
Defective dental restorations: to repair or not to repair? part 1: direct composite restorations
Igor R BlumThe main reasons reported3,7 for the repair, rather than the replacement, of defective direct composite restorations include:.
A prospective study of the prevalence of periapical pathology in severely worn teeth
Jeremy S ReesA convenience sample of all consecutive patients referred to the toothwear clinic at Cardiff University Dental Hospital between October 2008 and March 2009 was examined carefully for exposed dentine....