Extraction
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A Dental Student’s Guide to… extraction of primary teeth
Hannah Hook breaks down the guidance around the extraction of primary teeth, including balancing and compensating extractions, and how to…
Young Dentist
Avoid the pain of an extraction claim
If a tooth cannot be saved, you’ll want to ensure that the patient is aware of the risks involved and…
Dentistry
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Total Orthodontics – extracting poor prognosis first molars in mixed dentition
Tom Witcher, a specialist orthodontist at Total Orthodontics Haywards Heath, part of Bupa Dental Care, shares his method for deciding…
Orthodontics
Planning beyond the extraction – imagining the bigger picture and getting the timing right
Join Joe McEnhill on Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 7pm as he discusses planning beyond extractions and imagining the bigger…
Dentistry
Immediate implant placement
Aly Virani presents a case report that utilises immediate implant placement for a satisfactory result. This patient was referred to…
Implant dentistry
Dental news you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘Crying at night’…
Dentistry
NHS access troubles – woman extracts 11 of her own teeth
A woman reportedly pulled out eleven of her own teeth after failing to access NHS dental care. Appearing on BBC…
Dentistry
Efficient extraction of wisdom teeth
Kunal Shah and Sunkanmi Oladeji Olaore demonstrate how integral the W&H Implantmed Plus surgical unit was to the successful extraction…
Dentistry
The price of rushing – extracting the wrong tooth
Julie-Anne Conway explores the cost of extracting the wrong tooth and lists some simple tips to avoid it in the…
Dentistry
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Extracting wisdom teeth can boost taste function
Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted experienced improved tasting years after they were removed. This is according to a…
Dentistry
Use of fibres and composite in general dental practice
Ash Parmar presents a selection of cases that demonstrate the main uses and capabilities of fibres and composite, including replacing…
Aesthetic dentistry
How to provide extraction for aerosol generating procedures in dental clinics
At the time of going to press dental clinics have been given the green light from the government to re-open,…
Dentistry
Opioids do not reduce pain after tooth extraction, study finds
Researchers called for a reduction in opioid use within dentistry after a study finds they do not help to alleviate…
Dentistry
Top five reasons for dental claims: extractions
In the first of a series of articles, Greta Barnes and Debbie Herbst look at the main causes of dental…
Dentistry
NHS dentists accused of extracting teeth unnecessarily
NHS dentists have been accused of extracting teeth unnecessarily because it is more lucrative than saving them. That’s according to…
Dentistry