Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of air-abrasive technology for fissure caries diagnosis and conditioning the occlusal tooth surface before sealing. Methods: Eighteen patients (age range 6-15 years) with 66 permanent molars with darkened fissures were examined for caries by visual inspection (VI), laser fluorescence (LF), and air abrasion (AA). AA was used as a referen...

OBJECTIVE Considering the minimally invasive approach to dentistry, the scientific community has focused on non-invasive treatments for caries lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a nonsurgical approach to arrest occlusal non-cavitated dentin lesions through glass ionomer sealing. METHODS In this controlled clinical trial, 51 teeth with clinically non-cavitated occlu...

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In the horse the incisors and maxillary cheek teeth have enamel invaginations called infundibula that penetrate the occlusal surface. The infundibula provide the occlusal surface with additional enamel. These infundibula are filled or partially filled with cementum and normally have a pin-like hole in the center of the occlusal surface of the cementum that generally travels the length of the in...

Objective: To determine the caries pattern of tooth surface children at SDN Mangaran 2 in Kebun Renteng Jember. Methods: Descriptive observational with a cross sectional approach. The sample were students class I-III totaling 38 total sampling technique. data discussed descriptively and presented tabular form. Results: Caries primary teeth was more common on mesial least facial or buccal surfac...

BACKGROUND Occlusal surfaces of erupting and newly erupted permanent molars are particularly susceptible to caries.The objective of the study was to assess and compare the effect of a single application of 38% SDF with ART sealants and no treatment in preventing dentinal (D3) caries lesions on occlusal surfaces of permanent first molars of school children who participated in a daily school-base...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of an impedance spectroscopy technology for detecting non-cavitated occlusal caries lesions in permanent teeth in vitro. The method was compared with a commonly used laser fluorescence device and validated against histology. MATERIAL AND METHODOLOGY A non-cavitated sample of 100 extracted posterior teeth was randomly selected and assessed for caries on en...

AIM The aim of this study is to present a clinical case in which an occlusal matrix device was used in a patient who needed to restore a posterior tooth. MATERIAL AND METHODS A direct duplicate occlusal appliance was used (biteperf) in a patient who needed an occlusal restoration in two posterior teeth. RESULTS Using the matrix helps having fast and accurate reproduction of the original ana...

Background: Early detection of occlusal caries in children is challenging for the dentists, because of the morphology of pit and fissures. Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the use of low-powered magnification (×2.5) and its association with LED headlight illumination for occlusal caries detection in primary and permanent molars using International Caries Detection and Assess...