RESTORING THE CARIOUS PRIMARY DENTITION

Question 1

why restore teeth

Answer 1

1) avoid pain
2) avoid sepsis
3) avoid extraction
4) restore form
5) restore function inc eating and speech
6) maintain space
7) restore aesthetics

Question 2

barriers to restoring young childrens teeth

Answer 2

1) pre-cooperative children
2) patient anxiety
3) skull/attitudes of the dental professional
4) parent view of materials
5) funding

Question 3

what is not used to restore primary teeth

Answer 3

conventional GIC

Question 4

what can be used to restore primary teeth

Answer 4

PMC
RMGIC
compomer
composite

Question 5

conventiaonl PMC used for /indications

Answer 5

Occlusal, mesial and distal slice off

• large multi surface restorations
• pulp therapy
• fractures
• dental anomalies
• space maintainer

Question 6

LA vs no LA

Answer 6

LA more successful

children more cooperative

Question 7

hall technique

Answer 7

same indications
no LA
no removal caries

Question 8

ad of hall

Answer 8

child freindly
quick
effective
cost effective

Question 9

what can be used to arrest caries and dis

Answer 9

Silver diamine fluoride
Green – potassium iodide (used to stop the black)

dis
- when caries arrested goes black

Question 10

ficiton trial consisted of comparision of

Answer 10

Conventional 
-	LA and drilling
Biological
-	no LA or drilling
Prevention

Question 11

results of ficiton trial

Answer 11

• prevention least expensive
• biological tooth sealing tx most cost effective way to avoid pain and/or infection

Diagnosing caries late is harder to tx
- use of radiographs

Choice of material
-	low use of hall PMC
-	high use of GIC!!
Low use of LA in conventional arm (compromised restoration)
care provided by dentist