White Spot Lesions and Remineralization

As all practitioners are aware, the prevalence and incidence of dental caries keep increasing constantly therefore early diagnosis cessation further progression would greatly help in maintaining sound tooth structure. One earliest signs is a white spot lesion, which mostly missed, only treated when condition worsens. WSL areas demineralized enamel that occur due to prolonged period retained microbial biofilms most commonly associated patients with poor oral hygiene fixed orthodontic appliances. If caught intervened, WSLs can be reversed. Therefore, treatment outmost importance, this chapter will explain detail various methods diagnosing WSLs, its protocol significance remineralization same.