Early LED units were low powered (<1 Watt total output from a 7–19 diode array) with relatively low irradiance levels (range 100–280 mW/cm2) requiring prolonged radiation times of up to 60 s for a 2...

A 29-year-old lady with toothwear was referred to the restorative department at Bristol Dental Hospital by her GDP for restoration of her maxillary first molars. Her presenting complaint was a nine...

In the case of Witkop Type I hypoplastic AI, there is a defect in the enamel matrix formation, however mineralization of the enamel matrix proceeds in a physiological manner, culminating in a...

Four commonly available fruit smoothies were investigated in this study:.

Management of root fractures can be divided into treatment of apical-third, middle-third and cervical-third fractures (Table 2)..

The use of resin composite as a material for the fabrication of adhesive onlay restorations versus the use of metallic alloys offers the distinct advantages of:.

The basis of this article is to address questions frequently raised by dentists on continuing education courses. With the increased use of composite resin restoratives, it is imperative that...

Dental ceramics and resin composite are the most commonly used restorative material in aesthetic dentistry. Advances in bonding technology, and the availability of contemporary composite resin...

It 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...

In 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...

Dental 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...

Ceramic 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...

The main reasons reported3,7 for the repair, rather than the replacement, of defective direct composite restorations include:.

A 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....