PATIENT
INFORMATION
Denture service The philosophy and situation of the practise
is outlined
here with a selection of patient comments. Dental Implants ,
Cosmetic dentistry and other treatment options
for general dentistry, provided at St Paul's Dental Practice in Newton Abbot
.
Chronic facial pain- what you can do to manage it.
Advice to patients is offered which enables them to take control over their pain.
MOORDENT BOOKS
"Applied Oral Physiology; Clinical aspects of the oral biology
of
the teeth and jaws"
is a textbook for dental students which provides a review of normal
structure and function of the oral cavity. The book is also accessible to oral hygiene and
dental auxiliary students by virtue of a Dictionary of Terms.
Oral Physiology Dictionary has links on this site which enable
students to cross refer to terms used within each definitiion
Holistic Science; a second rennaisence contains the first
drafts of chapters for a new book.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
Moorland Dentistry offers
seminars to post graduate students and dentists wishing to continue their education. Some
parts of the course material for these seminars can be found in the Review section of this site.
Science reviews are a series of topics in oral biology designed to
help
postgraduate students prepare for the MFDS examination in basic sciences.
Chronic Facial Pain is a day course which reviews the close
association between the neurophysiology and psychology of pain. The course builds on these
associations to derive an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of chronic facial pain.
Prosthetic Dentistry is a day course devoted to commonly
encountered problems in dental prosthetics including management of the demanding patient
and developing an aesthetic appearance when constructing new dentures.
ESSAYS AND REVIEWS
This site includes reviews of some aspects of clinical dentistry and essays on broader topics
of interest related to dentistry.
Diagnosis of TMD is a review of the Research Diagnostic
Criteria developed at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Diagnosis of denture pain. The anatomical and physiological
factors which make oral mucosa susceptible to denture pain are outlined.
Evidence based management of caries is a review of the oral
biology of the pulp-dentine complex which allows a rationale understanding of caries
progression and the capacity of the pulp dentine to arrest the process
Pain and Stress the well know association between pain and stress
is explained in neurogical and biochemical terms.
The demanding denture patient is a strategy for identifying
and managing difficult denture patients.
Denture aesthetics presents an approach to working up a pleasing
appearance when constructing dentures.
Cracks, Composites and Teeth is an informal journey through the
origins of crack failure in materials and the features of composites which reduce crack
propagation. Natural composites like dentine and bone posses inherent properties related to
their structure which resist crack propagation.
The Heritage of Fibrous Polymers The principles which are
used in constructing synthetic polymers conform to those of naturally occurring fibrous
polymers such as leather(collagen), cotton and silk .
D'Arcy Thompson; a tribute At the turn of the 20th century a book
appeared which was well ahead of its time and which is only beginning to be fully
appreciated today.
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