PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - 3rd Ed. (2005)

Faculty of Dental Surgery Clinical Effectiveness Committee (1999). UK national clinical guidelines in paediatric dentistry. 1. S ...

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Operative treatment of dental caries in the young permanent dentition - J. A. Smallridge and B. Williams 9.1 INTRODUCTION Cari ...

(1) present caries activity; (2) past caries activity; (3) parent /sibling caries activity; (4) sugar consumption; (5) oral hygi ...

When treating an approximal lesion on one tooth with an adjacent neighbour, the operator will almost certainly damage the latte ...

Determination of the most effective method to retard the progression of approximal caries requires not only identification of th ...

is no overt or open cavity, diagnosing the status of a discoloured or stained fissure can be incredibly difficult if not impossi ...

Toothbrush bristles cannot access the pit and fissure system because the dimensions of the fissures are too small. As a result m ...

417H Fig. 9.4 Hidden caries⎯although the occlusal surface looks mostly intact it hides extensive caries. 418H Fig. 9.5 Caries ha ...

Where potential risk factors, such as dietary factors or oral hygiene factors, indicate a high risk of caries, then all sites a ...

422H Fig. 9.7 This molar is just at the correct stage to apply fissure sealant. The very small operculum of gingival tissue can ...

contamination, which reduces the bond strength. Salivary contamination results in significantly reduced bond strengths unless re ...

teeth it is more likely to fail, but should still be placed as early as possible, because the teeth are more vulnerable to carie ...

There has only been one report of an allergy to the resin used for pit and fissure sealing and concern has been raised about the ...

425H Fig. 9.8 White fissure sealants can easily be check at recall, they are also visible to show the patient and parent to help ...

Other texts give full details of the various application techniques of the rubber dam. It must be remembered that good analgesia ...

Administer local analgesia, after application of topical anaesthetic paste at the injection site. Place rubber dam. Explore the ...

441H Fig. 9.11 Unrestored carious first molar. Caries identified in mesial fossa on radiograph. 442H Fig. 9.12 Cavity preparatio ...

445H Fig. 9.15 Rubber dam removed and occlusion checked. 446H Fig. 9.16 The same principles can apply with a slightly larger les ...

449H Fig. 9.19 After etching and bonding, place composite resin incrementally. 450H Fig. 9.20 Finish the restoration with fissur ...