Minimal Intervention in Dentistry Put into Practice
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The minimal intervention in dentistry (MID) is a response to traditional concepts of operative dentistry developed by Black, more than a century ago. The MID philosophy is based on the knowledge of caries disease process and adhesive dentistry. Its main goal is to maintain tooth in function for life. Some procedures/protocols that represent MID philosophy are caries risk assessment, early caries lesion detection, remineralization of demineralized enamel and dentin, selective dentin caries removal, caries prevention, and repair of restorations.
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دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014