Carisolv is a chemomechanical method for removing dental caries. For this purpose, the caries is exposed to a gel with special chemical components for a certain exposure time and then removed with the help of a blunt hand instrument. Dentin (tooth bone) consists of a hard tissue component embedded in a collagen framework. Dental caries, … Carisolv
Plaque, or biofilm, is the term used to describe the microbial plaque that forms on the surfaces and in the approximal spaces (interdental spaces) of teeth when dental hygiene is inadequate. Demonstration of this bacterial plaque is a valuable aid for patients, enabling them to identify and target their oral hygiene deficits. A large number … Bacterial Plaque Demonstration
Fiber optic transillumination (FOTI) is a method for diagnosing carious dentin lesions in the proximal surfaces. As a non-invasive and practical method, FOTI is a useful addition to visual caries diagnostics. In both the deciduous and permanent dentition, it is difficult to visually diagnose caries in the proximal surfaces (in the interdental spaces) as long … Fiber Optic Transillumination (FOTI)
The molecule ozone (O3), which exists as a gas at room temperature, is a very reactive, powerful oxidizing agent. Caries treatment using ozone makes therapeutic use of its bactericidal (bacteria-killing) properties, which result from oxidation processes on the cell membranes of microorganisms. Ozone treatment is user-friendly due to its uncomplicated procedure and low time expenditure, … Caries Treatment with Ozone
A caries detector (synonyms: caries detector; caries finder) is a liquid consisting of a solvent with a defined molecular size and a dye. The solution is used to check a carious lesion (a hole) after excavation (caries removal) and before further restorative (filling) treatment to ensure that no residual carious dentin (tooth bone) remains. Caries … Caries Detector
The earliest possible detection of a developing carious lesion is the task of differentiated caries diagnostics (English : caries diagnostics), to which several methods contribute. This is because it is usually not possible to detect caries at an early stage using only one method. The incidence of caries in the German population has decreased significantly … Transillumination, X-ray, Laser and Caries Detector: Caries Diagnostics
Caries risk assessment methods are used for early detection of increased caries risk with the aim of providing intensive and close-meshed care to affected patients to avert the disease of caries (tooth decay) or to be able to treat it at an early stage. Caries is a disease of the tooth hard substances dentin (tooth … Caries Risk Assessment
The desire for sweets is probably as old as mankind itself. But the precious sugar is blamed for a variety of problems when consumed frequently, including an increased risk of caries. Those who snack frequently between meals and do not practice adequate oral hygiene develop more carious lesions in their lifetime than those who rarely … Caries Protection Through Xylitol
Widespread disease caries – even in the supposedly enlightened 21st century, it affects a large number of people worldwide. As a branch of dentistry, cariology is concerned cariology is concerned with the causes and development of caries, the diagnostic and treatment options for carious lesions, and preventive strategies to reduce caries-triggering factors. Dental caries (synonyms: … Cariology
One possible application of laser systems in medicine is photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) (synonyms: antimicrobial photodynamic therapy, aPDT, PACT, photodynamic therapy, photoactivated therapy), which takes advantage of the photochemical interactions between low-intensity laser light and a photosensitizer with the goal of inactivating germs. Laser systems are used in a variety of ways in medicine today. Photodynamic … Germ Reduction with Photoactivated Chemotherapy
Laser-assisted caries diagnostics is a laser fluorescence spectroscopy method that takes advantage of the different fluorescence behavior of healthy and carious tooth structure to detect fissure caries in particular at an early stage. Fissures are the valleys that run through the relief of the tooth surface in the longitudinal and transverse directions. They may well … Laser-assisted Caries Diagnostics
Buffer systems in saliva are able to neutralize acids and thus contribute significantly to the natural protection against caries in the dentition. The extent to which this acid binding occurs is determined by buffer capacity determination. The buffers contained in saliva are mainly hydrogen carbonates, but also proteins and phosphates. The buffer systems are formed … Buffer Capacity Determination
