Clinical challenges that need to be addressed when managing patients with hypodontia include:.

Common features of hypodontia include:3.

Moving on, dentine bonding agents became classified into generations,6 but this means of identifying different groups of bonding agents was considered to have fallen into disarray7 because of...

The European consensus statement on management guidelines1 advises the following considerations when treating tooth wear patients:.

Biological complications are multifactorial in origin, but primarily arise from plaque biofilm accumulation around the components of implants causing inflammation, bone loss and possibly leading to...

Dental implants can be used to support single and multiple unit fixed restorations as well as removable dental prostheses. To appreciate the complications that can arise with dental implants, it is...

Determination of the extent of the problem of POS with posterior composites is difficult to quantify because of the heterogeneity of methods used for its determination. For example, researchers may:.

PCT is dynamic in nature and affected by tooth location and type, patient position, masticatory forces and restorative procedures.1 PCT has even been shown to vary at different times in the day with...

Although the use of dental amalgam is decreasing worldwide, it is still used in the majority of practices and its many advantages continue to make it the pre-eminent restorative material in many...

In the past, dentine bonding agents were classified into generations.6 However, this means of identifying different groups of bonding agents generally fell into disarray because of confusion regarding...

Modern dental material and light-curing technology developments are often based on improving convenience for the dental practitioner.

GICs are defined by the acid–base setting reaction between the polyalkenoic acid polymer and the alkaline fluoro-alumino-silicate (FAS) glass.8,9 The polyalkenoic acid polymer could be polyacrylic,...

The translucency of glass ceramic materials depends largely on the volume of crystals within the glassy matrix and the pore size.2 Zirconia has been regarded as an opaque restorative material with...

The authors of the present article consider that this comparison is of great relevance, given that metal–ceramic crowns and bridges have been the ‘gold standard’ for tooth-coloured indirect...

Periodontal management involved tailored oral hygiene instructions and debridement. Dietary advice was given, and resulted in the patient completely cutting out carbonated drinks from his diet. The...