Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MID) is a modern approach to the management of caries, which emphasizes prevention and early interception of disease, underpinned by an understanding of the role of the dental plaque biofilm in disease initiation and progression, and how this is affected by lifestyle and behavioral factors. The MID approach should be the standard of care in modern restorative den...

Radiotherapy for malignancies in the head and neck can cause common complications that can result in tooth damage that are also known as radiation caries. The aim of this study was to examine damage to the surface topography and calculate changes in friction behavior and the nano-mechanical properties (elastic modulus, nanohardness and friction coefficient) of enamel and dentine from extracted ...

The purpose of this paper is to address some actual basic concepts about the etiology and aspect of dental caries; aiming the reasoning and understanding of several factors involved in the disease pathogenesis and provides its control in a simple and effective way. For so much, caries is mentioned as a localized disease, consequent of acid’s action from the metabolism of anaerobic bacteria on r...

NTRODUCTION In the past 100 years there has been extensive development of the mechanical cutting devices used in dentistry. However, while considerable progress has been made in this area of mechanical cutting, dental patients are still afraid of the noise and vibration produced by the mechanical action of the air turbine or ultrasonic scalers. From the end of the 20th century until now, there ...

The oral cavity appears as an open ecosystem, with a dynamic balance between the entrances of microorganisms, colonization modalities, and host defenses aimed to their removal. Gingival and Periodontal diseases represent a major concern both in dentistry and medicine. The oral biofilm formation and development, and the inside selection of specific microorganisms have been correlated with the mo...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the investigation was to test the differences in the perceived level of dental anxiety among children treated restoratively using the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) approach, the traditional restorative (TRA) approach and ART aided with a chemomechanical caries removal gel (ART plus). METHODS The study subjects were 6-7-year-old children. TRA was compared to ART ...

Since an acid attack can be extremely severe, could erosive attacks kill cariogenic bacteria, thus preventing caries in people with erosion? Mark Wolff: Several individuals with an erosion process show very low caries rates, but this is not necessarily related to the elimination of cariogenic bacteria. These bacteria are aciduric and survive at very low pH conditions, so that situation would no...