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View article: Impact of Removable Partial Dentures on Masticatory Performance in Partial Edentulism: A Systematic Review
Impact of Removable Partial Dentures on Masticatory Performance in Partial Edentulism: A Systematic Review Open
Subjective evaluation displays higher positive impact of RPDs in MP than objective evaluation. Assessment of patients' perspectives is important in clinical decision-making. Multiple factors affect the MP with RPD treatment.
View article: Use of advanced intravenous conscious sedation techniques in complex oral surgery procedures: Comparison of midazolam, midazolam‐propofol and midazolam‐propofol‐alfentanil combinations
Use of advanced intravenous conscious sedation techniques in complex oral surgery procedures: Comparison of midazolam, midazolam‐propofol and midazolam‐propofol‐alfentanil combinations Open
Aim This retrospective observational study evaluates the safety and efficacy of intravenous sedation using midazolam only or combinations of two or three drugs including propofol and alfentanil for complex dental surgery such as implant pl…
View article: Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor Open
Routine restorative treatment that was deferred in the vast majority of dental practices due to COVID-19 may inevitably lead to further complications, including dentition deterioration, primarily in the form of substantial loss of tooth st…
View article: Survival of Single-Unit Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal (PFM) and Metal Crowns Placed by Students at an Australian University Dental Clinic over a Five-Year Period
Survival of Single-Unit Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal (PFM) and Metal Crowns Placed by Students at an Australian University Dental Clinic over a Five-Year Period Open
The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the survival rate of single-unit porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) and metal crowns placed by dental students at an Australian university undergraduate dental clinic over a five-year period…
View article: The impact of the use of magnifying dental loupes on the performance of undergraduate dental students undertaking simulated dental procedures
The impact of the use of magnifying dental loupes on the performance of undergraduate dental students undertaking simulated dental procedures Open
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the use of magnification (2.5x dental loupes) for third‐year dental students in simulated endodontics and fixed prosthodontics assessments compared to those using no magnification. Meth…
View article: Conscious Sedation for Dentistry. Alive and kicking in 2020? (Editorial)
Conscious Sedation for Dentistry. Alive and kicking in 2020? (Editorial) Open
This Editorial is coming to you from Gold Coast, Australia. It seems very strange to be writing the Editorial in the height of summer when the same Christmas music plays in the shopping centres here as back in the UK. It has been and inter…
View article: The use of flumazenil in a community dental service – a service evaluation
The use of flumazenil in a community dental service – a service evaluation Open
The aim of this study, in line with the Rapid Response Report (2008) and current conscious sedation guidance, is to evaluate flumazenil use, reasons for use and to investigate factors which may influence flumazenil use in PWLD having intra…
View article: Pain and anxiety control in dentistry – the foundation of successful practice, but the cinderella of dental pre-registration education
Pain and anxiety control in dentistry – the foundation of successful practice, but the cinderella of dental pre-registration education Open
The control of patients’ pain and anxiety has been a fundamental part of the practice of dentistry since Horace Wells underwent dental treatment using nitrous oxide anaesthesia in 1844, and subsequently used it on his own patients prior to…