Limited interaction with research papers has prompted a perhaps inappropriate reliance on research abstracts. Moreover, this has also spawned the development of structured abstracts that are designed...

Positive patient experiences of teledentistry and teleorthodontics have been reported6,10,11 with a recent literature review advising that teleorthodontics has been shown to be capable of managing...

‘The impact of oral diseases and disorders on everyday life that a patient or person values, that are of sufficient magnitude, in terms of frequency, severity or duration to affect their experience...

A 17-year-old male patient, AH, was referred by his general dental practitioner to the orthodontic department at a district hospital regarding his unerupted UR5, congenitally absent lower 5s and...

The prevalence of infra-occluded primary molars ranges between 1% and 39%, with mandibular molars being much more affected than maxillary molars.2,3 The incidence is greater the older the patient,...

This case reports on a medically fit and well 12-year-old female patient of European origin who attended Bristol Dental Hospital asymptomatically, for an orthodontic assessment and subsequent...

A 14-year-old medically fit and well male (Patient A) attended the orthodontic new patient clinic, complaining of a missing upper front tooth (UR1). The patient's social history revealed he had moved...

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic.1 The typical routes of transmission were said to be direct via a sneeze, cough...

BS was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, which was repaired surgically with lip closure at 5 months and hard and soft palate closure at 8 months. By the age of 7 years, the presence of...

A 12-year-old female presented in May 2016, in the permanent dentition, with a Class 3 skeletal pattern due to a mild maxillary hypoplasia, and a Class 3 incisor relationship and a retained upper...

The earliest LCUs in dentistry used an ultraviolet (UV) light source to initiate the bonding reaction. One of the main drawbacks of using UV light occurs because dental composites contain...

The recent surge in popularity of clear aligners has led to widespread use in both adults and children. Evidence on what they can accurately and predictably achieve is still in its early stages. One...