Volume 234 Issue 4, 24 February 2023
In this issue
This issue features articles on student debt, dental contracts, and minimally invasive selective caries removal.
Cover image: Throughout this volume, each cover will include a mystery dental object. Can you guess what it is..? Look out for the answer in the following issue!
Answer to Vol 234 Issue 3: The preparation of teeth used to be slow and uncomfortable for patients. Discs were used as the fastest method to shape teeth and were particularly popular in proximal reduction. Disc guards were essential to protect the mouth. A straight handpiece with a disc and disc guard was used for many different purposes – the greatest being in restorative dentistry where discs were used to prepare teeth for crowns (especially useful for ‘basket crown’ preparations). The introduction of high-speed rotary instruments and diamond burs made the use of discs and disc guards redundant. Margaret Wilson – Honorary Curator BDA Museum.
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