Volume 232 Issue 12, 24 June 2022
In this issue
This issue features articles on black staining, dental communication, and providing targeted care for people experiencing social exclusion.
Cover image: Light micrograph of a cross-section through a titanium metal dental implant. Implants are used to support dental prostheses where teeth have died and been removed. First, the implant’s base, or post (partly shown at
lower left), is surgically embedded into a hole drilled in the jawbone. The outside of the post is ‘fluffed up’ so that new bone will grow into it to provide a strong base for the false tooth. Next, an attachment (upper frame) is placed onto this post using a screw (yellow, at lower right). Finally, the false tooth will be cemented to this attachment. Interference contrast. Magnification: x10 at 6 x 6 cm size.
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