Alternative Caries Management Approaches in Children

Abstract

Minimal intervention dentistry is a patient care concept based on etiological factors contributing to the onset of disease and its subsequent prevention. It assimilates concepts of preventing, controlling and treating oral disease hence is centered on biological solutions. Early carious lesions exhibit effects of a disease and require less invasive therapeutic strategies. This article provides an overview of the current non-surgical therapeutic interventions for incipient carious lesions like topical fluoride (toothpastes, gels and varnish), silver diamine fluoride, ITR, sealants and resin infiltration. Topical and therapeutic sealing along with restorative care effectively preserves sound dental tissue. This review article is an overview of the alternative caries management approaches in children. It aims to inform the dental practitioners about minimal intervention dentistry for facilitating the application of modern therapeutic concepts into everyday clinical practice tailored to the specific needs of a child. Saleha Shah* Aga Khan University Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan *Address for Correspondence Saleha Shah, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan, Tel: +92 301 287 5522; E-mail: saleha. shah@aku.edu Submission: 05 April, 2018 Accepted: 22 May, 2018 Published: 29 May, 2018 Copyright: © 2018 Shah S. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Review Article Open Access Journal of Oral Biology