The use of lacebacks in orthodontic clinical practice constitutes an area of controversy both among clinicians and in the literature. Lacebacks were primarily popularized by McLaughlin and Bennett as...

The first topic area to be explored was the Phases of Change (Figure 2), which would see the triggers for the various stages of de-escalation. The concept of the R0 value was discussed and how this...

Recent years have seen an explosion in the use of social media platforms for the purpose of marketing. As well as the well-established platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, there are newer entrants...

Corticotomy is defined as a surgical cut or an intentional surgical injury to cortical bone without penetrating the medullary bone. Kole was the first to introduce this concept into orthodontics.5...

A fit and well 7-year-old girl was referred by her GDP having avulsed her upper right central incisor two weeks previously. The tooth was not found at the time of injury, therefore it was not...

Transpositions are commonly coded using the notation first proposed by Favot, Attia and Garcias3 and later modified in studies by other researchers.1,4 The code is composed of three elements: the jaw...

On 29 August 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a category 3 hurricane, hit the states of Louisiana and Mississippi, resulting in over 1,600 fatalities and displacing over 750,000 residents2,3 (Figure 1). It...

In England, orthodontic treatment can be accessed either through the National Health Service (NHS) or under private contract. Even prior to direct instruction from the CDO for England to stop all...

The main keywords used for the search were ‘COVID-19’, ‘Personal Protective Equipment’, ‘Dentistry’, ‘Guidance’, ‘Orthodontics’..

Following my appointment, I began to work for my new Trust in January 2016. My initial job plan was split between our main unit at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham and re-establishing a satellite...

Direct bonding to enamel utilizes three principal agents: an enamel surface conditioner, a primer solution and an adhesive resin..

An 18-year-old male presented with complaints of facial asymmetry. Medical and social histories were non-contributory. Examination revealed a Class II division 1 incisor relationship on a Class II...

An initial core group of participants representing England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland, from both primary and secondary care, came together to outline a backbone of challenges which...

The sensation of pain is initiated in one of two ways, either by the direct stimulation of nociceptive nerve fibres by a mechanical, chemical or thermal stimulus; or indirect stimulation following the...