The topic of occlusion is an area which may be confusing, however, this is an important issue which cannot be ignored. Pathological occlusal contacts can be associated with a wide range of clinical...

In the past, dentine-bonding agents were classified into generations.7 However, this means of identifying different groups of bonding agents fell into disarray because of the failure of authorities on...

As a result of the above, the teeth are often mobile and premature exfoliation is seen..

Radiation-induced caries describes the rapidly developing lesions that can appear after radiotherapy. Its distribution tends to be different from those carious lesions in the non-irradiated...

Dental ceramics have come a long way from the low-strength ceramics bonded with poor adhesives to modern day high strength ceramics with improved adhesive technology, which are able to be used in a...

Three siblings presented, one brother aged 17 years, and two sisters aged 18 and 14 years-old. The family had originated from Nazareth, a town in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. All three siblings...

A fit and healthy 24-year-old male presented for a routine dental check-up complaining of a ‘chipped’ lower left molar tooth. He had no other symptoms. The patient had a Class 3 skeletal base and...

There are many difficult paradoxes in dentistry generally, but phantom bite syndrome is riddled with them. For instance, if a diagnosis of phantom bite syndrome, or occlusal dysaesthesia...

Minimally prepared teeth that are to receive an adhesive restoration, such as a veneer or resin-retained bridge, do not usually require temporization. However, for more invasive preparations, a...

The first operative stage of root canal treatment is access cavity preparation. The phrase ‘access is success’ is well founded. Primary root canal treatments in which iatrogenic perforations occurred...

A 42-year-old female patient was referred, complaining that she was unhappy about the appearance of her anterior teeth, notably an unsightly crown on her upper left central incisor tooth..

As our knowledge of periodontal pathogenesis has evolved over the years, treatment philosophies have similarly changed. For example, it is now widely accepted that gingivitis and periodontitis are a...

The patient, a 40-year-old male, presented with pain in the right side of the mandibular region during eating. Clinical examination highlighted a 12 mm deep gingival pocket on the disto-oral side at...

Good communication with the dental technician and attention to detail are important in the successful provision of RBBs. A pontic design should be prescribed to the technician, as well as the required...

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 Pjetursson et al reported a survival rate of...