Devlin, H., Williams, T., Graham, J. et al. The ADEPT study: a comparative study of dentists’ ability to detect enamel-only proximal caries in bitewing radiographs with and without the use of AssistDent artificial intelligence software. Br Dent J 231, 481–485 (2021). Background Picking up enamel-only caries using bitewing radiography is difficult and often missed by dental practitioners. This research[…]

Timms, L., Bux, S., Maybin, L. et al. (2023). A multi-site service evaluation of silver diamine fluoride use for children. Br Dent J 235, 269–272 Background Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is relatively new to the UK. During the covid-19 pandemic, the introduction of SDF into standard operating procedures helped to increase its use. It is used mostly for caries[…]

Johal A, Huang Y, Toledano S. Hypodontia and its impact on a young person’s quality of life, esthetics, and self-esteem. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2022 Feb;161(2):220-227. Introduction Hypodontia has been defined as the developmental absence of at least 1 permanent tooth (excluding wisdom teeth). With a reported prevalence of 3.5-6.5% in permanent dentition, it[…]

Said-Sadier, N., Sayegh, B., Farah, R., Abbas, L. A., Dweik, R., Tang, N., & Ojcius, D. M. (2023). Association between Periodontal Disease and Cognitive Impairment in Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(6), 4707. Background Periodontitis is an increasingly common severe oral disease which until recently was believed to be confined to the oral[…]

Canut-Delgado, N., Giovannoni, M. & Chimenos-Küstner, E. Are probiotics a possible treatment of periodontitis? Probiotics against periodontal disease: a systematic review. Br Dent J (2021). Background Periodontal disease is an extremely prevalent oral disease according to the 2009 UK Adult Dental Health Survey, 37% of the adult population suffer from moderate levels of chronic periodontitis.[…]

Shaw, B. et al. (2023). ‘Preservation of whole antibodies in ancient teeth’, iScience, 26(9), pp. 1-11 Background Palaeoproteomics, or the study of ancient proteins, is an emerging field that intersects palaeontology, archaeology and biochemistry. Its extension into the field of dentistry and oral bioscience has remained notably limited, until now. This study reveals that teeth[…]

Dawood, A., Marti Marti, B., Sauret-Jackson, V., & Darwood, A. (2015). 3D printing in dentistry. British dental journal, 219(11), 521–529 Background As advancements in technology are being made, more frequently these have been utilised and implemented into the dental field. In previous years these had more diagnostic roles in practice, however these technologies have begun to involve[…]

Reynolds, K., Chimoriya, R., Chandio, N., Tracey, D., Pradhan, A., Fahey, P., Stormon, N., & Arora, A. (2023). Effectiveness of sensory adaptive dental environments to reduce psychophysiology responses of dental anxiety and support positive behaviours in children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analyses. BMC oral health, 23(1), 769. Background Intellectual[…]

Yeo, X., Shehabi, Z. Effectiveness and safety of dentist-led conscious sedation using fentanyl with midazolam in dentistry: a five-year retrospective service evaluation. BDJ (2023) Background and aims Intravenous conscious sedation is commonly used for anxiety control in dentistry involving various drugs. Fentanyl has been introduced in 2016 as an advanced sedation technique when used with[…]

Finn K, Moore D, Dailey Y, Thompson W. The use of oral benzodiazepines for the management of dental anxiety: a web-based survey of UK dentists. Br Dent J. 2023 May 24:1–5. doi: 10.1038/s41415-023-5850-5.  Background  Dental anxiety is a common issue that dental professionals encounter regularly with patients, with more severe reports in 12% of the[…]