Managing Carious Lesions

Managing Carious Lesions: Why Do We Need Consensus on Terminology and Clinical Recommendations on Carious Tissue Removal?

Ultrastructure of dentine carious lesions.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to investigate the ultrastructural changes within the different zones of carious dentine and compare those changes with sound dentine. METHODS Transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction techniques were used to investigate the effect of caries on the inorganic phase of dentine. Areas of interest were identified with optical and scanning ...

No carious cervical lesions: abfraction.

Abfraction or Theory of Abfraction is a theory explaining the non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL). It suggests that they are caused by flexural forces, usually from cyclic loading; the enamel, especially at the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), undergoes this pattern of destruction by separating the enamel rods. Clinical aspect importance of these ineart lesions are at most important to be detected...

Microorganisms in root carious lesions in adults.

PURPOSE Root caries is emerging as a significant problem in the middle aged and elderly subjects because of the improving general health conditions, and medical and technological advances. The purpose of this investigation was to assess the prevalence of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria as well as yeasts of Candida genus in root carious lesions in middle-aged and older adults. MATERIAL AND METH...

Factors associated with Non-Carious Cervical Lesions (NCCLs) in teeth.

OBJECTIVE To determine factors associated with Non-Carious Cervical Lesions (NCCLs) and the teeth most commonly involved in such lesions. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Operative Dentistry, Section of Dentistry at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from December 2005 to January 2006. METHODOLOGY A total number of 95 patients wit...