opinion as in the procedure of root filling, the author is not dogmatic, but gives a fair appraisal of the systems as taught in different schools. The arrangements of the sections is excellent, and the description of the various conditions clear. This, together with the plates, greatly assists the general practitioner in the differential diagnosis of the condition with which he is confronted. T...

Fluorides in dentistry are still receiving a great deal of attention from research workers, the dental profession and politicians. Faced with the vast literature on all aspects of this subject, it was decided to restrict the scope of this review to the publications concerning human studies on water fluoridation and dietary fluoride supplementation such as milk and salt fluori­ dation, which hav...

UNLABELLED Pediatric patients with well-controlled OSA present few difficulties for routine dental treatment. However, patients with untreated or undiagnosed OSA can present the dental practitioner with multiple issues and challenges. Dental professionals have a unique doctor-patient relationship that affords them a role in recognizing sleep disorders by exploring the history of patients who ar...

A review of the literature on medical emergencies in the dental office and the evaluation of several emergency kits, including commercially available kits as well as those that have been individually prepared for use in university dental school clinics, revealed an adult orientation that renders these emergency kits inadequate for treatment of medical emergencies in a pediatric dental patient. ...

BACKGROUND Forensic odontology nowadays has become a developing science and is of great importance to society. It is important that dental practitioners should have a proper knowledge of forensics as the need has increased greatly over the last decades due to the unprecedented demand from the criminal justice including terrorism in Kashmir valley (J&K India). MATERIALS AND METHODS Data was co...

The management of the unmanageable dental patient for restorative procedures has long been the bane of the dental practitioner. The handicapped, emotionally disturbed, mentally retarded, very young or frightened patients were often abused or neglected. Some members of the dental profession, recognizing this inequality, have seen fit to acquire particular skills in the field of anesthesiology so...

OBJECTIVE To highlight the role of dental practitioners in the management of children with liver diseases. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 13-year-old girl with Alagille syndrome presented with oral manifestation of end-stage liver disease that needed liver transplant. The dentition showed hypoplastic lesions and severe discoloration. The gingiva was inflamed and edematous due to poor oral hygiene an...

opinion as in the procedure of root filling, the author is not dogmatic, but gives a fair appraisal of the systems as taught in different schools. The arrangements of the sections is excellent, and the description of the various conditions clear. This, together with the plates, greatly assists the general practitioner in the differential diagnosis of the condition with which he is confronted. T...

A survey of the opinions of general medical practitioners who refer patients to Bristol Dental Hospital We recently carried out a survey of general medical practitioners regarding their opinions of the service they receive for patients whom they refer to Bristol Dental School and Hospital (BDH). METHOD Anonymous questionnaires were circulated in Spring 1987 by the Family Practitioner Committee ...

When a patient presents with a need and a desire for implants to replace missing teeth, correct execution will only occur with thorough planning [1-4]. Recently introduced technology may benefit both the dentist and the patient when restoring with dental implants, in that the implants will be placed in an ideal, predictable, and planned location [4-7]. Implant dentistry is constantly challengin...