Traditionally, a shade guide, which is a range of shade tabs, was used by the dentist to determine the required shade of material to be employed by matching the shade of the natural tooth to the...

A 60-year-old female patient, with no relevant medical history, presented with a main complaint of an old restoration with a broken incisal edge on UL1 (Figure 2). No occlusal overloading was revealed...

Restorative intervention becomes necessary when the wear poses significant concerns for the patient or clinician, particularly if there are functional or aesthetic issues, or if the patient...

The purpose of this article is to suggest a simplified approach to demonstrate developing the anterior guidance on a patient with severe anterior tooth wear, prior to aesthetically reconstructing the...

The patient had an uneventful medical history. In relation to their dental history, their home-care oral hygiene practice included toothbrushing twice daily using an electric, oscillating toothbrush...

Most undergraduate curricula teach tooth anatomy as a compulsory component of pre-clinical training..

Specialised carving wax is recommended, and is available in a range of colours (Yeti IQ wax; Bracon Dental Laboratory Products, East Sussex, UK). The green version provides clear definition of carved...

Crown lengthening has been described as the surgical removal of hard and soft periodontal tissue to gain supragingival tooth length, allowing for longer clinical crowns and the re-establishment of the...

Developmental enamel hypoplasia and traumatic dental injuries can manifest as white, yellow, or even brown discolourations on teeth. Hypoplasia is characterised by reduced enamel thickness, pits,...

Visible light is electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nm. If light is transmitted through an optical prism, the light is refracted, varying with the wavelength of the...