Manuscripts: Please email your manuscripts and any correspond-

ence to ejprd@ncl.ac.uk. Alternatively they can be sent to Professor

J. Mark Thomason, School of Dental Sciences, University of New-
castle, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Any member of the Editorial Board will be pleased to
give advice on the suitability of articles for publication, but all
submissions will be subject to refereeing and Editorial review.
Articles for publication will be considered under the following
headings: original research, clinical and review articles relevant
to all aspects of prosthodontics, operative dentistry, implantology,
endodontics, periodontics, dental materials, and technology. Ar-
ticles will only be considered on the understanding that they are
original and have not been submitted or accepted for publication
elsewhere.
Research reports: State the problem and objectives clearly
describe the methods and materials in detail, report the results
clearly using the minimum number of gures and tables; and,
bearing in mind previous published work, discuss these results,
the conclusions, and the clinical implications.
Clinical reports: Discuss a clinical challenge; describe the author.
s method for providing treatment; and discuss the results in the
light of previously published methods of treatment of individual
patients.
Tooth Notation: The FDI Tooth Notation, 11 to 48 for adult
teeth, and 51 to 85 for deciduous teeth, will be used in all articles.
Authors who also wish to use descriptive terms for tooth notation
may do so, but the Palmer tooth notation will not be used.
Literature reviews: Record the sequence of development of a
particular aspect of dentistry in detail, but as briey as possible.
The review should be complete and provide references for all
statements made. One of the authors submitting a literature review
must have personal experience of relevant research. Books for
review: Will be considered if they are within the area of interest
to the subscribers as described above. Send these to the Editor,
Professor J. Mark Thomason, address above.
Copyright statement: A copyright statement, to be signed by
at least one of the authors, will be sent with a proof of the paper
and should be returned with the corrected proof.
Manuscript preparation: Manuscripts must be submitted in
triplicate, one original and two copies, and should be typewrit-
ten, double-spaced on one side only of A4 paper, with at least
25 millimetre margins on all four sides. The article should not
exceed 10.12 pages (excluding references, legends, gures and
tables) and should be limited to no more than six authors. Ad-
ditional contributing authors in excess of six will be listed as an
addendum after the references. Abbreviations should be placed
in parenthesis after the rst complete use of the term(s) to be
abbreviated. Use generic names for drugs and for dental materials
give trade names in parenthesis when rst mentioned. Manufac-
turers names and addresses should not appear in the body
of the text, but should be listed at the end of the article
under the sub-heading Manufacturers Details.
Title page: Should include for each author the full given and
family names and title, academic degrees, and institutional afli-
ations and addresses. If the article was read before an organised
group, the name of the organisation and the place at which the
article was read should appear on the title page. If the work was
supported by a grant, the name of the supporting organisation
and the grant number should appear on the title page. The author
who will receive correspondence and reprint requests should
also be specied.
Abstract: Abstracts are required for all articles, but should be
limited to 100 words and should be typed double-spaced on a
separate page. There should be no abbreviations in the abstract.
Up to six key words (Dental Descriptors . Index to Dental Litera-
ture and/or Index Medicus) should be listed after the Abstract.
Tables: Each table must be submitted on a separate sheet of
paper, double-spaced throughout, including column heads, foot-
notes, and data. They should be numbered with arabic numerals
according to their order of mention in the text. Tables should
be self-explanatory and supplement, not duplicate, the text. All
footnotes should immediately follow the table, and all abbrevia-
tions should be dened in the footnote.
Illustrations: Illustrations should be numbered with arabic
numerals in order of their mention in the text. They may be
submitted in colour or black and white, but colour will only be
used at the Editor.s discretion where it enhances the text. Illustra-
tions are preferred in slide form especially if in colour. Prints, if
submitted, should be 180 by 150 millimetres and of good quality
to ensure good reproduction. They should be carefully packaged
to avoid damage and submission of more than one set will speed
the reviewing process. They should be labelled with the author.s
name, gure number and an arrow to indicate the top edge using
adhesive labels in the margin or on the back of the illustration. Ink
and pen or pencil pressure may damage the emulsion of carefully
prepared prints so that typed labels are preferred.
Legends: All illustrations should be listed by legend, typewritten,
double-spaced, on a separate sheet of paper, and numbered to
correspond with their numbering in the text.
References: References should be in the Vancouver style. They
must be numbered in consecutive order as they are mentioned
in the text using arabic numerals. The reference list should be
typewritten, double-spaced, at the end of the article in numeric
sequence. All authors should be listed unless there are more than
six, when only the rst three should be given followed by et al.
This should be followed by the title of the article, the journal
abbreviated according to the style of Index Medicus and Index
to Dental Literature; the year of publication; the volume number;
and the rst and last page numbers in full. Examples:
Reference to an article: 1. Ow, R.K.K. and Bearn, E.M. A method of
studying the effect of adhesives on denture retention. J. Prosthet.
Dent., 1983; 50:332.336.
Reference to a book: 2. Hickey, J.C., Zarb, G.A., and Bolender, C.L.
Boucher.s Prosthodontic Treatment for Edentulous Patients, 9th
edn. St Louis: C.V. Mosby, 1985; 312.323.
Reference to a chapter in a book: 3. Strid, K.-G. Radiographic results.
In Branemark P.-I., Zarb, G.A. and Albrektsson, T. (Eds): Tissue-
Integrated Prostheses: Osseointegration in Clinical Dentistry.
Chicago: Quintessence Publ Co, 1985; 187.198.
Reference to a dissertation or thesis: 4. Remes, A. On the Immune
Response to Biomaterials. PhD, Liverpool, UK. 1990; 15.25.
Reference to a report: 5. Committee on Mercury Hazards in Dentistry. Code
of Practice for Dental Mercury Hygiene. London: Department of
Health and Social Security, 1979; Publication No. DHSS 79-F372.
Reference to an abstract: 6. Thompson, V.P., Grolman, K.M., and Liao,
R. Bonding of adhesive resin to various non-precious alloys. J.
Dent. Res., 1985; 64 (special issue): 314 (Abst).
Permissions: Direct quotations, tables, and illustrations that
have appeared in copyright material must be accompanied
by written permission for their use from the copyright owner
and the original author, along with complete information as
to the source. Photographs of identiable persons must be
accompanied by signed releases showing informed consent.
If an illustration is taken from previously published mate-
rial, the legend must give full credit to the original source.
Statements and opinions expressed in the articles and com-
munications herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily
those of the Editor(s) or publisher, and the Editor(s) and publisher
disclaim any responsibility or liability for such material. Authors
must disclose to the Editor any nancial interest they may have
in products mentioned in their article.
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