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Aggressive treatment, by filling, of incipient carious lesions, places where there is superficial damage to the enamel, is controversial as they may heal themselves, while once a filling is performed it will eventually have to be redone and the site serves as a vulnerable site for further decay.
Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) – operative and preventive caries management through the use of the ART approach (sealants and fillings), introduction of dental care to young children and patients with dental fear or anxiety, presenting with mental or physical disabilities or home-bound elderly and those stay in nursing homes; and ART ...
There is a proximal carious lesions where two or more surfaces have carious lesions. [22] Radiographically, a clear band of dentine should be able to be seen between the carious lesion and the dental pulp, the carious lesion does not extend beyond the middle third of dentine, and there is a clear dentine bridge between the pulp and the cavity. [23]
Minimal intervention (MI) dentistry is a modern dental practice designed around the principal aim of preservation of as much of the natural tooth structure as possible. It uses a disease-centric philosophy that directs attention to first control and management of the disease that causes tooth decay—dental caries—and then to relief of the residual symptoms it has left behind—the decayed ...
Periapical readiograph of lower right teeth, showing a large carious lesion in the distal of the lower right second molar. The same tooth also has an extensive periodontal defect. At this stage, without further information, it is difficult to tell which process has occurred first and lead to the death of the pulp.
Dental restoration, dental fillings, or simply fillings are treatments used to restore the function, integrity, and morphology of missing tooth structure resulting from caries or external trauma as well as the replacement of such structure supported by dental implants. [1]
Diet plays a key role in the process of dental caries. The type of foods along with the frequency at which they are consumed can determine the risk for developing carious lesions. Infants and young children may consume fermentable carbohydrates, in the form of liquids such as: fruit juices, and soda pop. [1]
Carious primary teeth showing radiographic evidence of being close to exfoliation; Non-restorable asymptomatic teeth where extraction is contra-indicated; [18] With symptomatic Molar-Incisal Hypomineralization (MIH) to ease dentin hypersensitivity and slow down disease progress; [19] With active root surface carious lesions; [20]