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• Large trial supports silver diamine fluoride for childhood decay
  A large US trial has found that silver diamine fluoride can arrest tooth decay in more than half of affected baby teeth when applied every six months. The Phase III study, published online in JAMA Pediatrics, included 830 children under the age of six with severe early childhood caries. Researchers tested 38% silver diamine fluoride…
• Everything you need to know about pterygoid implants
  Dr Pretam Gharat explores the indications, placement technique, anatomical considerations and potential complications of pterygoid implants. Pterygoid implants represent an effective fixed implant treatment for the atrophic posterior maxilla. They provide a highly stable, fixed alternative for treating a severely resorbed maxillary jaw without complicated bone grafting procedures. By anchoring directly into the dense, non-resorbing…
• Why Dentistry Show London 2026 should already be in your diary
  With the full conference programme now live, Dentistry Show London (DSL) 2026 is giving dental professionals the chance to plan two days of education, innovation and networking tailored to the challenges facing modern practice. Taking place at ExceL London on 9-10 October 2026, the free-to-attend event will welcome more than 4,000 dental professionals for a…
• Case study: matching the single central crown
  Dr Kostas Karagiannopoulos tackles one of the hardest aesthetic challenges: matching a single central crown. Matching a single central crown is probably the hardest task aesthetically for a restorative dentist. If you throw in the enigma of that crown being a replacement one, the restorative challenge becomes even greater. This patient requested a crown replacemen.…
• Burnout in dentistry: the warning signs before the collapse
  Burnout does not always arrive as a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like another full diary, another yes, another day of telling yourself you will rest when things calm down in the surgery. Lynn Blades knows this pattern well. The founder of Legacy Leadership, journalist and author of The Quiet Burn, she has spent years…