1. Minimal intervention dentistry: part 5. Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) – a minimum intervention and minimally invasive approach for the management of dental caries
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Sophie Doméjean, C. J. Holmgren, and D. Roux
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Pit and Fissure Sealants ,Dental Atraumatic Restorative Treatment ,Treatment protocol ,business.industry ,Dentistry ,Special needs ,Dental Caries ,Restorative treatment ,Clinical Protocols ,Glass Ionomer Cements ,Minimal intervention dentistry ,Intervention (counseling) ,Finger pressure ,Humans ,Medicine ,Dental Restoration, Permanent ,business ,General Dentistry - Abstract
While originally developed in response to a need to provide effective restorative and preventive treatment in underserved communities where running water and electricity might not always be available, over the past two decades, the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) approach has become a worldwide phenomenon; used not only in some of the poorest developing countries but also in some of the most wealthy. The ART approach involves the removal of infected dentine with hand-instruments followed by the placement of a restoration where the adjacent pits and fissures are sealed simultaneously using high viscosity glass-ionomer inserted under finger pressure. Reliable results can only be obtained if the treatment protocol, as described in this article, is closely followed. ART should be considered as a therapeutic option especially in children, anxious patients and those with special needs.
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- 2013
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