Ghazaleh Baniebrahimi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Biography
Background and objectives: One of the new methods in the treatment of early caries lesions is the use of low viscose resins as an infiltrant substance inside the lesion's porosities. This study aimed to clinically and radio graphically assesses the efficiency of application of resin infiltration method to prevent proximal enamel caries progression in primary posterior teeth.
Materials and methods: This study was conducted on the teeth of 32 children aged 5-10 years who referred to the pediatric dental department of Tehran University of Medical Science. Each child had at least one pair of proximal non cavitated enamel caries in their posterior primary teeth. In each child, one lesion was treated with resin infiltration and another lesion was considered as control group with routine dental hygiene. (Three times a day dental flossing and tooth brushing). After 6 months, all lesions were examined clinically and radio graphically in terms of caries progress. The two groups were compared by the Fisher’s exact test.
Results: In the resin infiltrant group, there was no progress in any of the enamel lesions after 6 months and all 16 surfaces (100%) showed cessation of caries. But in the control group, two of the initial lesions progressed and became cavitated. However these results in two groups were not significantly different (P=0.242).
Conclusion: Resin infiltrant technique is effective to stop the progression of proximal enamel caries of primary molars; since none of the carious lesions progressed within 6 month of follow up.
Abstract
Abstract : Non-invasive treatment of proximal caries in primary molars: Resin infiltrant technique