James Darcey

The aetiology and management of labial and vertical migration of maxillary incisors: 'do you catch my drift?'.

Labial and vertical migration of maxillary incisors is a common complaint seen in general and specialist practices alike. Tooth movement in the aesthetic zone may cause significant concern to the patient, and a challenging management case for the dental team. This paper describes the aetiology, stabilisation and management of such cases.

Saving Smiles Trauma Toolkit launched

‘Sick Rose’ trilogy, authored by clinician and medical historian Richard Barnett, in partnership with the Wellcome Collection, published by arts publishing firm Thames & Hodges. The award-winning series, also known as the ‘Illogy’, has been praised for its book design, its use of rare and unseen archive material from the Wellcome Collection and Library, and its gruesome yet morbidly beautiful portrayal of medical and surgical advancement through the ages. Being both trained as a medical doctor and a professor of history, Barnett expertly narrates the ‘medical history’ that has shaped the dental profession from its gruesome origins of the ‘tooth puller’, through to its modern day format of the skilled clinical service provider and aesthetician of the twentyfirst century. Book designer Dan Streat continues to employ the exceptional attention to detail that allowed the first of the series, The BOOK REVIEW

Strategy and initiatives launch event held in Greater Manchester

Coordinators and mentors gave dynamic short lectures in an interactive atmosphere (Table 1). In addition, participants presented press releases of their research and were grouped to: plan a specialist course for the management of challenging children undergoing dental treatment; and to establish innovative and relevant research questions to be developed in collaborative projects in the short and medium term.

Rethinking root canal treatment: understanding the difference between preventing and treating endodontic infection

Root canal treatment is a frequently performed procedure aimed to address pulpal and peri-radicular disease. It comprises a number of clinical steps regardless of the initial diagnosis. The emphasis of each step varies according to whether there is a vital pulp (non-infected) or if the pulp system contains necrotic, infected tissue and there is peri-apical pathology. This article aims to discuss the differences in performing root canal treatments on teeth with vital and non-vital pulps. The reader should understand the differences between performing a root canal treatment in teeth with vital pulps and those with infected root canal spaces and peri-radicular pathology.