Dentine caries excavation: a review of current clinical techniques

TY - JOUR

T1 - Dentine caries excavation: a review of current clinical techniques

AU - Banerjee, A

AU - Watson, T F

AU - Kidd, E A M

PY - 2000

Y1 - 2000

N2 - Since the invention and application of rotary instruments, the operative treatment of carious lesions hers often resulted in considerable removal of tooth structure. More recently, newer techniques for removal of carious dentine have been developed in an attempt to minimise this excessive tissue loss. The following article reviews and discusses some of the techniques available to excavate demineralised dentine clinically These methods can be classified as mechanical and non-mechanical, rotary and non-rotary and include: dental handpieces/burs, manual excavators, air-abrasion, air-polishing, ultrasonication, sono-abrasion, chemo-mechanical methods, lasers and enzymes. The advantages and disadvantages of each technique are discussed.

AB - Since the invention and application of rotary instruments, the operative treatment of carious lesions hers often resulted in considerable removal of tooth structure. More recently, newer techniques for removal of carious dentine have been developed in an attempt to minimise this excessive tissue loss. The following article reviews and discusses some of the techniques available to excavate demineralised dentine clinically These methods can be classified as mechanical and non-mechanical, rotary and non-rotary and include: dental handpieces/burs, manual excavators, air-abrasion, air-polishing, ultrasonication, sono-abrasion, chemo-mechanical methods, lasers and enzymes. The advantages and disadvantages of each technique are discussed.

M3 - Literature review

SN - 1476-5373

SN - 1741-7503

VL - 188

SP - 476

EP - 482

JO - British Dental Journal

JF - British Dental Journal

IS - 9

ER -