Caries infiltration of noncavitated white spot lesions: A novel approach for immediate esthetic improvement

The earliest evidence of demineralization on the smooth enamel surface of a crown is a white spot lesion. The conventional treatment of these white spot lesions includes topical fluoride application, iamproving the oral hygiene, and use of remineralizing agents. The following article illustrates the...

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Published in:Contemporary clinical dentistry 2012-09, Vol.3 (Suppl 2), p.S199-S202
Main Authors: Gugnani, Neeraj, Pandit, Inder K, Gupta, Monika, Josan, Rohini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Care and treatment
Caries infiltration
Case Report
Case studies
Dental acrylic resins
Dental care
Dental caries
Dental resins
Dentistry
Diagnosis
Enamel
Etching
Fluorides
Health aspects
Light
microinvasive
noncavitated lesion
Orthodontics
white spot
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Summary:The earliest evidence of demineralization on the smooth enamel surface of a crown is a white spot lesion. The conventional treatment of these white spot lesions includes topical fluoride application, iamproving the oral hygiene, and use of remineralizing agents. The following article illustrates the use of a novel approach to treat smooth surface noncavitated white spot lesions microinvasively based on infiltration of enamel caries with low-viscosity light curing resins called infiltrants. This treatment aims upon both the prevention of caries progression and improving esthetics, by diminishing the opacity.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.101092