Diagnosis and Prevention Strategies for Dental Caries

Dental caries is one of the oldest and most common diseases found in humans. With the recent shift from the surgical model, which emphasized restorative treatment, to a medical model of disease management, newer strategies emphasize disease prevention and conservation of tooth structure. For early detection and monitoring of caries, rather than waiting until a cavity is formed and restorative treatment is needed, devices such as DIAGNOdent, Digital Imaging Fiber-Optic Transillumination, quantitative light-induced fluorescence, and the Electronic Caries Monitor have been introduced. For caries prevention, oral hygiene measures, fluoride application, pit-and-fissure sealants, the use of xylitol, the development of a dental caries vaccine, and the role of the primary caregiver for infants are briefly discussed.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

• Publication date

  2013-09-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  PMID 26064846PMCID 4390741
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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