A summary of: Hua, L., Busuttil-Naudi, A. & Keightley, A. Do paediatric patient-related factors affect the need for a dental general anaesthetic?. Br Dent J 233, 407–412 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-4922-2 General anaesthesia (GA) is frequently used as a treatment modality in paediatric patients. There are several potential patient factors that may increase the need for treatment under GA[…]

A summary of: Tian, Y., Chen, C. Xu, X. et al. A Review of 3D Printing in Dentistry: Technologies, Affecting Factors, and Applications (2021) https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9950131 Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology has quickly become a much more widespread manufacturing process, with it first being introduced into dentistry in 1986 by Charles Hull. Today, it has uses in[…]

A summary of: Cunningham, A., McPolin, O., Fallis, R. et al. A systematic review of the use of virtual reality or dental smartphone applications as interventions for management of paediatric dental anxiety. BMC Oral Health 21, 244 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01602-3 Dental anxiety is a highly prevalent psychological issue experienced by patients and encountered by dental health[…]

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A summary of: Łabno, P. and Drobnik, K. 2020. Comparison of horizontal and vertical methods of tooth preparation for a prosthetic crown. Journal of Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research. The article compares the pros and cons of several types of tooth preparations for different kinds of crowns, including the modern concept of verti prep (vertical preparation). […]

A summary of: Abbasi, A.J. et al. “Applications of Propolis in Dentistry: A Review.” Ethiopian journal of health sciences vol. 28,4 (2018): 505-512. doi:10.4314/ejhs.v28i4.16 Propolis is a resin-like substance produced by bees that is comprised of bee saliva, beeswax, and tree buds. Its role is to seal holes in the beehive and maintain the structural integrity and[…]

MUDRSoc is proud to share that our very own Society Advisor, Sumaya Al-Attar, had her research published recently! Sumaya Al-Attar, Miriam Jiagbogu, Lucy O’Malley and Yin-Ling Lin (all from the University of Manchester) collectively conducted a cross-sectional study looking into how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected dental students. The paper is incredibly insightful, so do[…]

A summary of: Kovarik, J., Voborna, I., Barclay, S. et al. Dental loss after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Br Dent J 231, 473–478 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-3536-4 Introduction: Every year, more than 600,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC). Patients with HNC raise additional challenges, such as an increased risk of dental issues. Oral toxicity caused by radiation[…]

A summary of: Edwards JA, Ford L, Boyle C. 2015. Dementia and Dentistry. Dent Upd 42(5): 464–472.  Dementia is one of the most common conditions seen In NHS patients with it being estimated over 1 million people will be suffering from it in the UK by 2025 and many more who may be undiagnosed. However early diagnosis[…]

A summary of: Hania, M., Roberts, A. and Sharif, M. 2021. Gender incongruence/dysphoria in children and adolescents: overview and implications for dentistry. Br Dent J. 230,369–373. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-021-2734-4 Overview of gender dysphoria: Gender identity is defined as the subjective sense of belonging to a gender category. Incongruity between birth sex and gender ranges on a varied spectrum. Awareness[…]