Odell's Clinical Problem Solving in Dentistry

Qualifying with BDS from Guy's Dental School, London, UK (UMDS) in 1993, Avijit currently holds a Chair in Cariology & Operative Dentistry and is Hon. Consultant and Clinical Lead, Restorative Dentistry at King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's Hospital (and Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospitals' Foundation Trust). He is Head of Conservative & MI Dentistry, Associate Director of Education (UG) and has pioneered and established as Programme Director an innovative KCL distance-learning Masters in Advanced Minimum Intervention Dentistry (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/graduate/advanced-minimum-intervention-dentistry). He also leads the Cariology & MI Operative Dentistry research programme at the DI as a principal research investigator with grant income in excess of £1 million, and a significant clinical and scientific research output in terms of peer-reviewed publications, masters / doctorate research in the disciplines of cariology, minimum intervention / minimally invasive operative dentistry and adhesive dental biomaterials. Indeed, he acts as an R&D KOL for many dental industry partners in these areas. Avijit is an internationally renowned teacher and lecturer and is primary author of Pickard's Guide to Minimally Invasive Operative Dentistry (Oxford University Press, 10e, August 2015), a definitive and globally respected text in its field. He has contributed chapters in several highly regarded clinical textbooks on cariology and MI dentistry worldwide. He is an editorial board member of Dental Update, British Dental Journal, Primary Dental Journal & International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, serves on the British Dental Association's Health & Science Committee, helping to guide the Association's stance on professional policy, all whilst maintaining wet-fingered UK specialist practice in Restorative Dentistry, Prosthodontics & Periodontics.

1 A high caries rate/risk patient

2 A multilocular radiolucency

3 An unpleasant surprise

4 Gingival recession

5 Multiple missing anterior teeth and a class III incisor relationship

6 An unsettled patient

7 A dry mouth

8 Painful trismus

9 A deep carious lesion

10 A lump on the gingiva

11 Pain on biting

12 CAD/CAM Fixed Prosthodontics

13 Sudden collapse

14 A difficult young child

15 Pain after extraction

16 A numb lip

17 A loose anterior tooth

18 Oroantral fistula

19 Troublesome mouth ulcers

20 A lump in the neck

21 Trauma causing displacement of an upper central incisor (JB)

22 Hypoglycaemia

23 A tooth lost at teatime

24 A problem with an overdenture

25 Impacted lower third molars

26 A patient presenting with an avulsed central incisor

27 Discoloured anterior teeth

28 A very painful mouth

29 Caution! X-rays

30 Whose fault is it this time?

31 Ouch!

32 A swollen face and pericoronitis

33 First permanent molars

34 A sore mouth

35 A failed bridge

36 Skateboarding accident?

37 An adverse reaction

38 Advanced periodontitis

39 Fractured incisors

40 An?anxious patient

41 Blisters in the oral cavity

42 Will you see my son?

43 Bridge design

44 Management of anticoagulation

45 A white patch on the tongue

46 Another white patch on the tongue

47 Molar endodontic treatment

48 An endodontic problem

49 A swollen face

50 Missing upper lateral incisors

51 Anterior crossbite

52 Localised periodontitis?

53 Unexpected findings

54 A gap between the front teeth

55 A lump in the palate

56 Rapid breakdown of 6s / MIH

57 Oral cancer

58 A complicated extraction

59 Difficulty in opening the mouth

60 Erosive Tooth wear

61 Worn front teeth

62 A case of toothache

63 A child with a swollen face

64 A pain in the neck

65 Failed endodontic treatment

66 A pain in the head

67 Aggressive tooth decay

68 Should I repair or replace these restorations - the "5Rs"?

69 Implants: planning and placement

70 Domiciliary visits

71 Handling a patient complaint

72 Loose dentures/resorbed ridge form

73 'Invisible braces'

74 A swollen lip

75 Failing implant