Practicing good oral hygiene is the most important action that a person can take to prevent and treat gum disease. Most people tend to overlook their gums when it comes to oral health and focus on getting a bright, white smile instead. However, healthy teeth require healthy gums. Gum disease can lead to tooth loss….

Ioannis Papadopoulos of Royal London Dental Hospital is joint winner of this year’s Schottlander BSSPD Oral Prize for his paper presented at this year’s BSSPD conference, held in Liverpool. The paper, entitled ‘Bone Grafting Needs for Hypodontia Patients Undergoing Dental Implant Treatment at a UK Dental Hospital’ analysed those situations in which patients with hypodontia…

Nik Sisodia presents some of the most common complications that can arise during and after dental implant surgery. As with any surgical procedure, implant dentistry presents some risks to the patient. Fortunately, with competent treatment and appropriate aftercare, the overall risk of complications from dental implants is comparatively infrequent and generally rectifiable. There are relatively…

More than 3,000 delegates from 80 countries took part in the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) annual Congress last week The EAO’s 2018 Congress drew to a close with a glittering awards ceremony celebrating cutting edge research in implant dentistry. Following three packed days of presentations, the EAO awarded seven prestigious European scientific prizes: European Prize…

Gingivostomatitis is a highly contagious infection of the mouth. Its main symptoms include pain, swollen gums, blisters, and sores. These sores can develop on the tongue, under the tongue, and on the cheeks inside the mouth, as well as on the lips and gums. In this article, learn more about the symptoms, as well as…

The Implant Dentistry Show launches this January, the must-attend event for anybody involved in implant dentistry. Held in London on the 26 January, the free-to-attend event will host a speaker line-up of leading implant clinicians. There will also be an exhibition with specialist dental companies focused on implant dentistry. ‘Implants have been a growing sector in…

The European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) has published an essential guide for practitioners in the field of implant dentistry. ‘Key points for clinical practice’ provides an accessible summary of the findings from the 2018 EAO Consensus Conference and shines a light on many challenges currently facing clinicians. See https://www.eao.org/mpage/kpfcp The EAO Consensus Conference takes place every…

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Dr Chris Butterworth of Liverpool Dental Hospital is this year’s joint winner of the above prize for his paper entitled ‘Primary vs. secondary zygomatic implant placement in head and neck cancer patients – a 10 year prospective study’. In his paper, Chris showed the use of zygomatic implants to provide remote anchorage in the management…

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that mainly causes symptoms in the digestive tract. However, some people experience symptoms elsewhere, including mouth ulcers. Doctors call mouth ulcers and other symptoms outside of the digestive tract extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease. Some people develop mouth ulcers several years before they experience any intestinal symptoms due…