Managing orthodontic appliances in everyday life: A qualitative study of young people's experiences with removable functional appliances, fixed appliances and retainers.

Objective: To compare young people's experiences of wearing a range of orthodontic appliances.

Design: A cross-sectional, qualitative study with purposive sampling.

Setting: UK dental teaching hospital.

An Overview of Preformed Metal Crowns. Part 2: The Hall Technique.

Part 2 of this series of two articles addresses the Hall Technique for preformed metal crowns. It will discuss the need for an effective child and dentist friendly method to restore carious primary molars. The technique is described in detail and the evidence for its effectiveness and acceptance by children, parents, dentists and dental educators is presented.