caries Flashcards
5 symptoms of carious lesions
- cavitations
- carious lesions
- radiographic caries
- white and brown spot lesions
- infected/affected dentin
4 aspects of CAMBRA methodology
- prevention
- chemical treatments
- EBD decisions on when to restore a caries lesion
- EBD decisions on how to restore a tooth with minimized structural loss
EBD
evidence based dentistry
most common chronic disease of childhood
dental caries
what 4 steps are required to treat caries infection according to CAMBRA
- ID risk factors
- give behavioral recomendations
- give chemical recomendations
- perform minimally invasive procedures as needed
CAMBRA means…
caries management by risk assessment
AKA clinical ID of disease by assessing patient risk
caries balance illustrates what…
a model where pathological factors are balanced against protective factors
what initiates caries process
cariogenic biofilm
how does biofilm initiate a caries lesion?
the bacteria use fermentable carbs to create acid that enters the tooth via diffusion channels between mineral crystals and causes mineral loss below tooth surface
why use risk management for dental caries control?
halt adn reverse early damage adn prevent further damage
natural repair process for caries
remineralization
why is CAMBRA preferred for caries control
studies have significant cariogenic bacteria reduction and fewer future caries lesions with CAMBRA
dental caries
infectious transmissable disease process where cariogenic bacteria in a pathological oral environment leads to demineralization of teeth
