Abstract

A SHIFT TOWARDS PREVENTION & EARLY CAVITY DETECTION WITH AMAZING DIAGNOSTIC AND IMAGING TOOLS - CLINICAL STUDY IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Dr. Mandeep Singh Virdi, Dr. Vikash*, Dr. Enna Manocha and Dr. Chandrika Saini

ABSTRACT

Diagnosis of dental caries Tooth caries is chronic, progressive, andbacterial diseases. The main characters of tooth caries are the changesin color, shape, and quality of tooth hard tissue. The typicalpathological changes have important reference value for cariesdiagnosis.[1] At present, the methods for dental caries diagnosis aremainly based on clinical inspection and X-ray examination. However,it is difficult to identify early caries which is in the hidden area of thetooth. Prevention is at its most effective when detection is early withinthe natural history of the dental caries. The failure to detectearlycaries, leaving those detectable only at the deep enamel, or cavitatedstage, has resulted in poor results and outcomes for demineralizationtherapies.[2] Therefore, the ability to monitor early lesions anddetermine if they have indeed arrested or stabilized is also key toensuring that effective prevention can become commonplace in generaldentistry. Diagnosis is a decision process and is informed by, initially, detection of a lesionand should be followed by an assessment of the patient’s caries risk, which may include thenumber of new and past caries lesions, diet, presence or absence of modifying factors (salivary flow, mutans streptococci counts, oral hygiene), and qualitative aspects of the disease such as color and anatomical location. These detection systems are therefore aimed at augmenting the diagnostic process by facilitating either earlier detection of the disease or enabling it to be quantified in an objective manner. The problem of diagnosis is related to sensitivity versus specificity.

Keywords: Dental, Health, Cavity, Prevention, Techniques, USG.