PRESENT PRINCIPLES IN APPROACHING THE TREATMENT OF TOOTH DECAYS
Abstract:
In the last 10 years, the evolution of the medical knowledge regarding the reasons for tooth decays occurrence have brought about a major reform in their treatment. These changes resulted in abandoning the concepts of G.W. Black that dominated the XXth Century and in adopting new important changes in the treatment techniques, such as: the minimal invasive technique - Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MID), atraumatic techniques (Atraumatic Restorative Treatment - ART). These new techniques which use new adhesive class materials with remineralization potential and with preventive decay methods, glass ionomer cements (glass ionomer GI), compomers or fluoride ions-releasing adhesive resin materials. Unfortunately, there is no good practice guide unanimously supported, yet. This makes the new principles of treatment not to be fully recognized. In this article, the authors intend to present the concept of the Australian dental medicine school led by Mount GJ and Ngo H
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