Untreated dental caries in permanent teeth is the most common disease, affecting almost 10% of the global population and more the 530 million children, as documented by WHO.The present scenario of management of dental caries primarily highlights symptomatic approach through drilling and filling while caries prevention remains spurned.The medical model of caries management is a philosophy that steers sustainable caries management through controlling bacterial infection, a reduction of risk levels, remineralisation of teeth and long-term follow-up. Its goal is to prevent new and recurrent...
Untreated dental caries in permanent teeth is the most common disease, affecting almost 10% of the global population and more the 530 million children...
