Invasive Therapy: 18 How Much Caries Do We Have to Remove?
10.1055/b-0034-84421 Invasive Therapy: 18 How Much Caries Do We Have to Remove? David N. J. Ricketts Fig. 18.1a–c Upper molar tooth with occlusal caries just into dentin (a) and when…
Special Aspects in Children and the Young: 22 Individualized Caries Management in Pediatric Dentistry
10.1055/b-0034-84425 Special Aspects in Children and the Young: 22 Individualized Caries Management in Pediatric Dentistry Christian H. Splieth, Mohammad Alkilzy Apart from the previous chapter, this book has mainly dealt…
A Glimpse into the Future: 23 Future Trends in Caries Research
10.1055/b-0034-84426 A Glimpse into the Future: 23 Future Trends in Caries Research Brian Clarkson, Agata Czajka-Jakubowska Over the past three decades, the terms tissue engineering, nanotechnology, genetic engineering, probiotics, genomics,…
Special Aspects in Children and the Young: 21 How to Maintain Sound Teeth: an Individualized Population Strategy for Children and Adolescents
10.1055/b-0034-84424 Special Aspects in Children and the Young: 21 How to Maintain Sound Teeth: an Individualized Population Strategy for Children and Adolescents Kim R. Ekstrand Based on the previous chapters,…
Adhesion: 14 Basics in Adhesion Technology
10.1055/b-0034-84417 Adhesion: 14 Basics in Adhesion Technology Bart Van Meerbeek, Yasuhiro Yoshida Although noninvasive interventions might be successful in inhibiting the development or further progression of a caries lesion, their…
Noninvasive Therapy: 10 Caries Management by Modifying the Biofilm
10.1055/b-0034-84413 Noninvasive Therapy: 10 Caries Management by Modifying the Biofilm Sebastian Paris, Christ of Doerfer, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel There′s an old saying in dentistry that “a clean tooth never decays.” Accordingly,…
Microinvasive Therapy: 15 Fissure Sealing
10.1055/b-0034-84418 Microinvasive Therapy: 15 Fissure Sealing Hafsteinn Eggertsson It is over four decades since the introduction of sealants into dentistry in the form of research that also ushered in adhesive…
Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 9 From Diagnostics to Therapy
10.1055/b-0034-84412 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 9 From Diagnostics to Therapy Sebastian Paris, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel, Kim R. Ekstrand The dental profession remains strongly influenced by a “drill and fill” mentality, that is,…
The Disease: 1 Ecology of the Oral Cavity
10.1055/b-0034-84404 The Disease: 1 Ecology of the Oral Cavity Kim R. Ekstrand, Domenick T. Zero In simplified terms, dental caries develops because certain bacteria in the oral cavity ferment carbohydrates…
Noninvasive Therapy: 13 Oral Health Promotion: Implementation of Noninvasive Interventions and Health-Related Behaviors to Control the Caries Process
10.1055/b-0034-84416 Noninvasive Therapy: 13 Oral Health Promotion: Implementation of Noninvasive Interventions and Health-Related Behaviors to Control the Caries Process Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel, Sebastian Paris So far in this book the pathogenesis…
Noninvasive Therapy: 11 Caries Management by Modifying Diet
10.1055/b-0034-84414 Noninvasive Therapy: 11 Caries Management by Modifying Diet Bennett T. Amaechi As described in the previous chapters, caries occurs when the equilibrium between the teeth and the biofilm is…
Microinvasive Therapy: 16 Sealing of Approximal Surfaces
10.1055/b-0034-84419 Microinvasive Therapy: 16 Sealing of Approximal Surfaces Stefania Martignon, Kim Ekstrand The general decrease in caries experience among children and adolescents in the past 30 years1 is based on…
Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 6 Radiographic and Other Additional Diagnostic Methods
10.1055/b-0034-84409 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 6 Radiographic and Other Additional Diagnostic Methods Rainer Haak, Michael J. Wicht Many sites that have a predilection for caries naturally lie in regions of the…
The Disease: 2 Etiology and Pathogenesis of Caries
10.1055/b-0034-84405 The Disease: 2 Etiology and Pathogenesis of Caries Peter Shellis As described in Chapter 1, teeth are continuously bathed in saliva, one of the main functions of which is…
Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 5 Visual–Tactile Detection and Assessment
10.1055/b-0034-84408 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 5 Visual–Tactile Detection and Assessment Kim R. Ekstrand, Stefania Martignon The terms detection and assessment with respect to caries lesions have not been widely adopted so…
Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 8 Epidemiology of Caries and Noncarious Defects
10.1055/b-0034-84411 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 8 Epidemiology of Caries and Noncarious Defects U. Schiffner The early chapters of this book (Chapters 1–3) dealt with the fundamental ecology of the oral cavity…
Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 7 Caries Risk Assessment and Prediction
10.1055/b-0034-84410 Diagnostics and Epidemiology: 7 Caries Risk Assessment and Prediction Cor van Loveren The terminology associated with assessing or predicting future development of caries can easily lead to confusion. Throughout…
The Disease: 4 Paradigm Shift in Cariology
10.1055/b-0034-84407 The Disease: 4 Paradigm Shift in Cariology Sebastian Paris, Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel The previous chapters have addressed the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical appearance of caries. This brief chapter will discuss…
Evaluation of soft-tissue changes in young adults treated with the Forsus fatigue-resistant device
Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Forsus fatigue-resistant device (FRD) EZ2 appliance (3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif) on facial soft tissues by using images obtained from cephalometric…
Comparison of patient factors influencing the selection of an orthodontist, general dentist, or direct-to-consumer aligners
Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the factors that influence potential orthodontic patients choosing an orthodontist, general dentist, or direct-to-consumer (DTC) aligners for their treatment, and to determine the level…
