Preventive management of carious lesions: from non-invasive to micro-invasive operative interventions

Tassery H., Miletic I., TÜRKÜN L. Ş., Sauro S., Gurgan S., Banerjee A., ...More

BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL, vol.236, no.8, pp.603-610, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 236 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/s41415-024-7292-0
  • Journal Name: BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Public Affairs Index
  • Page Numbers: pp.603-610
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Understanding that dental carious lesions occur as a result of the action of micro-organisms in the dental plaque biofilm, where demineralisation on the tooth surface is the first sign of the disease, such incipient lesions can be treated using preventive, non-operative and minimally invasive operative dentistry. If the caries process is left unmanaged, the lesions progress towards cavitation, leading to more invasive treatments. This article discusses the principles of preventive, non-invasive and micro-invasive treatments of early carious lesions, outlining the clinical situations where these therapies can be applied. This publication attempts to show products and interventions that may be useful when managing patients with early carious lesions.Clinical procedures are divided into non-invasive and micro-invasive, for personal or professional use.Clinical cases use fluorescent or infrared cameras as diagnostic and surgical aids.