ECC is the most common cause of partial or complete loss of coronal tooth structure in primary dentition. Carious destruction of tooth structure in a child leads to various abnormalities affecting, self-esteem, mastication, speech, maintenance of arch length and development of oral habits which in general causes disorientation of overall health. Hence, the treatment of the severely destructed teeth is important for the preservation of the tooth structure as well as improving the psychological esteem of child.

In the twenty -first century, greater emphasis must be placed on assessment of caries -risk, shifting patients to a low caries risk status, remineralizing noncavitated lesions, abandoning the surgical approach to caries management and repairing rather than replacing defective restorations. Beyond the well-established and currently used methods, some innovative and exciting techniques have shown early research successes that most likely will be used for early caries intervention in the future.

La dentisterie au laser est une nouvelle technologie qui permet de traiter avec un haut degré de précision et d'exactitude. Le traitement au laser est aujourd'hui censé servir d'alternative ou de complément au traitement mécanique conventionnel. Pour utiliser les lasers en toute sécurité dans une clinique, le praticien doit avoir une connaissance précise des caractéristiques et des effets de chaque système laser et de leurs applications, ainsi qu'une compréhension totale des procédures de traitement conventionnelles et enfin, il doit faire preuve d'une prudence appropriée pendant...

The quest for an "ideal restorative material" continued and a newer generation of materials came into existence which are termed as "smart'' as these materials support the remaining tooth structure to the extent that more conservative cavity preparation can be carried out. Some of these are also "biomimetic" in nature as their properties can mimic natural tooth structures such as enamel or dentin. Smart materials have revolutionized many areas of dentistry. These innovations in the material science have marked the beginning of an era of biosmart dentistry a step into the future So it's...

The understanding of the potential benefits of smart behaviour researches are targeted in the designing and development of materials that can behave smart in the environment as they are meant for. Being appraised with the evolving technologies it is hoped that in the near future, development of dental materials with controlled structure and properties will be a reality and with numerous applications these materials have been put to, no doubt that "smart materials" hold a real good promise for the future.