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.
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 ...
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.
In the twenty -first century, greater emphasis must be placed on assessment of caries -risk, shifting patients to a low caries risk status, reminerali...
