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Editorial clinical perspective: Cracks commonly complicate pulp testing and localisation. Continue with Cracked Tooth Syndrome Gets New Guidelines - FDI…
Supportive periodontal care should be based on stability, residual pocketing, bleeding, plaque control, previous progression, smoking, diabetes, implants and adherence. A fixed three-month interval…
Assess opacity severity, posteruptive breakdown, sensitivity, caries, eruption, cooperation, restorability and occlusal development. Mild teeth may need prevention and sealing; moderate defects…
Most patients can receive routine dental treatment without stopping anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy. Identify the drug and indication, assess procedural bleeding risk, review INR or renal…
CBCT is justified when a specific three-dimensional diagnostic question cannot be answered adequately by clinical examination and lower-dose imaging, and the result is expected to change patient…
Red or red-and-white lesions, indurated ulcers, unexplained masses, progressive changes and persistent lesions without a reversible cause require prompt escalation. Clinical appearance alone cannot…
Confirm the periodontitis diagnosis, assign stage from attachment loss or bone loss, then account for complexity. Estimate grade separately from progression evidence and modifiers. Record extent and…
A practical bur-management system should separate instruments by procedure and material, record reuse limits where applicable, support validated cleaning and sterilisation, and allow chairside…
Useful advances include enhanced imaging, magnification, conservative access planning, heat-treated instruments, activation of irrigants, bioceramic materials and improved restorative sealing.…
Comprehensive planning integrates the chief concern, diagnosis, disease risk, urgency, prognosis, restorative space, occlusion, periodontal condition, medical factors, patient preferences,…
Compare CAM platforms by supported indications, scanner and mill compatibility, nesting controls, toolpath quality, validated material libraries, automation, training, technical support, licensing…
Magnification can improve visualisation, posture and precision in diagnosis, endodontics, restorative margins, periodontal procedures and microsurgery when paired with appropriate illumination and…