A highly respected specialist in Prosthodontics, Paul has published many scientific articles in the dental press and is an expert lecturer in his field with Tipton Training Academies in Manchester, Leeds, London and Dublin. After gaining his Masters Degree in Conservative Dentistry in 1989, he was awarded the Diploma in General Dental Practice by the Royal College of Surgeons four years later and received Specialist status in Prosthodontics in 1999 from the GDC.
Professor Tipton has consistently been voted in The Top 10 Most Influential People in Dentistry in the annual Dentistry Magazine poll.
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Bridge Design Part 1: Causes of bridge failure.
In the first of a ten-part series, Paul Tipton looks at the evolution of bridge design and examines the reasons for bridge failure.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 2 No 4: April 2000
Bridge Design Part 2: Fixed-movable bridgework.
In the second part of his series on bridge design, Paul Tipton looks at fixed-movable bridgework.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 2 No 6: June 2000
Bridge Design Part 3: Fixed-fixed bridgework
Having previously discussed bridge failure and fixed-movable bridgework, Paul Tipton now turns his attentions to fixed-fixed bridgework in the third part of his series.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 2 No 7: Aug 2000
Bridge Design Part 4: Aesthetic enhancement for anterior fixed bridge restorations.
Following on from his previous articles on fixed-movable and fixed-fixed bridgework, Paul Tipton now examines aesthetic issues regarding anterior fixed bridge restorations.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 2 No 8: Sept 2000
Bridge Design Part 5: Selection of abutments as retainers in bridgework.
Following his look at aesthetic enhancement for bridge restorations, Paul Tipton looks at the use of abutments in bridgework.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 2 No 9: Oct 2000
Bridge Design Part 6: Cantilever bridgework.
In the sixth installment of his series, Paul Tipton examines a conservative but successful form of bridgework – anterior and posterior cantilevers.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 2 No 10: Dec 2000
Bridge Design Part 7: Adhesive bridgework.
Paul Tipton discusses the advantages and shortcomings of resin-bonded prostheses in bridgework.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 1: Jan 2001
Bridge Design Part 8: The use of gold copings in bridgework.
In this article Paul Tipton examines a further type of longer span bridgework.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 2: Feb 2001
Bridge Design Part 9: The ‘Periodontal Prosthesis’ or Lindhe/Nyman bridge.
In the latest part of his series on bridgework, Paul Tipton examines an extensive form of bridgework for patients with few remaining teeth.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 3: May 2001
Bridge Design Part 10: Removable bridgework on implants.
In the latest part of his series, Paul Tipton discusses the milled-bar retained removable bridge implant-supported prosthesis. Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 4: April 2001
Bridge Design Part 11: Full arch implant-supported porcelain-fused-to-metal bridgework.
Paul Tipton examines how to maximise aesthetics, fit and maintenance of an implant-supported porcelain-fused-to-metal bridge – a goal that may be easier to achieve using a new technique.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 5.: May 2001
Bridge Design Part 12: Short span bridgework on implants.
Carrying on from the last two parts of his series, Paul Tipton continues to look at bridgework in relation to implants – this time in a case report involving a patient who had lost teeth in a road accident.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 6.: June 2001
Bridge Design Part 13: Full arch bridgework on immediately placed and loaded implants using the ‘All-in-One’ bridge.
In the thirteenth part of his series, Paul Tipton continues to look at bridgework in relation to implants.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice Volume 3 No. 7: Aug 2001
Bridge Design Part 14: Immediate extraction, placement and loading for a single tooth implant as an alternative to anterior bridgework.
In the fourteenth part of his series, Paul Tipton looks at alternatives to anterior bridgework.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 8.: Oct 2001
Bridge Design Part 15: Bridgework using CAD/CAM technology
In the last article of the series, the author looks to the future with the latest developments in CAD/CAM and ceramic technology.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice. Volume 3 No 9.: Nov 2001
Smile Design Part 1: The art and science of aesthetic dentistry.
In today’s health and image-conscious society, cosmetic or aesthetic dentistry
is becoming much more of a ‘must have’.This first article in a series on aesthetic dentistry explores the principles of smile design, such as centre-line, symmetry, smile line, incisal plane, gingival aesthetics, proportion and axial alignment.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice Volume 5 No.1: Mar 2003
Smile Design Part 2: Treatment of the crowded anterior dentition – a step-bystep protocol.
The success of aesthetics and restorative dentistry depends upon the clinician’s understanding of natural tooth form. Recent advances in adhesive dentistry, dental materials and dental technology have increased the ability of the clinician to mimic the natural dentition. In patients who are dissatisfied with the appearance of crowded teeth, orthodontics is the ideal treatment.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice Volume 5 No. 2: Jun 2003
Smile Design Part 3: Aesthetic restorative treatment of anterior spacing using alternative treatment options and strategies.
Anterior tooth spacing (diastemas) is one of the many problems that patients routinely attend at our offices for correction. Orthodontics is the usual route forward in such cases – but often the patient is unwilling to go through lengthy orthodontic treatment and opts for the shorter restorative phase instead.
Publication: Restorative & Aesthetic Practice Volume 6 No. 1: Jul 2003