Custom-made mouthguards best protect the teeth and jaws from trauma during contact sports. Their basic design has remained unchanged for decades but...
Gingivitis and bleeding gums are commonplace. Gingival inflammation can progress into periodontitis and is also linked to a variety of health...
Older people are more likely than previous generations to have their natural teeth and are less willing to accept dentures. Dental care professionals...
Prison dental professionals have to manage a complex agenda in order to deliver optimum care for their patients, and require a range of skills...
Air polishing is more comfortable and quicker to use than traditional scale and polish cleaning methods, and is suitable for a range of patients....
Dental caries remain a major public health problem. However, research has demonstrated that minimal intervention and management approaches can make a...
This report monitors the development of clinical knowledge and confidence levels in a group of dental nurses enrolled in the ‘Making Prevention Work...
When providing oral health preventive advice, don't forget the impact diet, obesity and a healthy lifestyle has on an individual's general health.
Dry mouth can lead to ongoing cavities, mouth infections and a number of other physical, social and emotional issues. The dental nurse is in an ideal...
The frequency of dental attendance in pre-school children is low.
The aim of this paper is to discuss the dental management of patients who have received treatment for cancer of the head and neck. Following surgical...
de Jongh A, van Wijk AJ, Horstman M (2013) Attitudes towards individuals with halitosis: an online cross sectional survey of the Dutch general...
