Small and Hidden Caries, an Issue of Dental Clinics, Vol. 49-4

Description

The practicing dentist will find this issue valuable as it covers all aspects of small and hidden caries. Experts will discuss the diagnosis (using laser fluorescence, radiology), prevention (resin restorations, dietary management) and treatment options (bonding and curing, conservative operative techniques). Additional chapters on dental hygiene and treatment decisions will round out the volume.

Contents

1. Defining, Classifying and Placing Small Carious Lesions in Perspective (Mount) 2. Quantified Laser Fluorscence (Stookey) 3. Utility of Radiology, Laser Fluorescence and Transillumination (Yang) 4. Association of Diet with Dental Caries in Preschool Children (Tinanoff) 5. Preventive Resin Restorations and Sealants in Light of Current Evidence (Simonsen) 6. Conservative Operative Techniques (Strassler) 7. Bonding and Curing Considerations for Treating Small and Hidden Caries (Latta) 8. Early Caries Imaging and Monitoring with Optical Coherence Tomography and Near-IR Transillumination (Fried) 9. New Non-Surgical Treatment Modalities Applicable to Small and Hidden Caries (Thompson) 10. Dental Hygiene Participation in Managing Small and Hidden Caries (Barnes) 11. Treatment Decisions and Conservation of Tooth Structure (Dennison) 12. Conservative Operative Management Strategies (McComb)

By Daniel Boston, DMD