Category: General

Anaesthesia for Dental Treatment

Ian

INTRODUCTION Appropriate use of behaviour guidance techniques enables dental providers to deliver effective care and to impart a positive impression of dentistry on the developing child. Care strategies may include techniques ranging from basic communicative guidance to complex pharmacological management. Today, general anaesthesia (GA) provides full mouth dental rehabilitation (FMDR) for children.1 GA is often […]

Finding-Dentist

Ian

Finding a Dentist in Brisbane The toothache had lasted for several days, with varying degrees of intensity. I had survived on painkillers, but it seemed that it was getting worse. When I woke up that Sunday morning, it was unbearable. The pain was throbbing, radiating outwards such that my ears and eyes hurt. I knew […]

Anaesthesia for Dental Treatment

Ian

Introduction The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the effectiveness of articaine in pediatric dental anesthesia with the gold standard local anesthetic lidocaine using the Facial Pain Scale (FPS) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The Hall technique has acceptable clinical and radiographic results comparable to that of the stainless steel crown […]

Dental Caries

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Dental caries remains the most prevalent chronic disease worldwide. A white spot lesion (WSL) is the outcome of enamel demineralisation and is characterised by a change in colour (brown or white) and/or glossiness prior to the loss of surface integrity. Since treating a WSL is much less challenging compared to once it is cavitated, the […]

Dental Caries | How Malnutrition Affects Oral Health

Ian

Along with your general health wellbeing, good oral health is vital for your social life. Healthy teeth, gums, and mouth allow you to eat, drink and speak without any pain, discomfort, or embarrassment. Though there have been significant improvements in the state of dental health in Australia over the last three decades, more still needs […]