Minimum intervention dentistry
In Kind dental we believe that prevention of dental caries is the best approach to follow. So we use the latest technology to allow us to diagnose early carious lesion that even not detected by our advanced digital x ray. We are using laser (Diagodent) and SoproLife camera. SoproLIFE® (Light Induced Fluorescence Evaluator) can diagnose both occlusal or interproximal caries and can differentiate with outstanding accuracy healthy tissue from infected tissue, guiding you to excavate the decayed areas. SoproLife is an indispensable aid for the practitioner preferring minimally invasive dentistry.
“Minimum intervention dentistry (MID) is the modern medical approach to the management of dental caries, utilizing caries risk assessment, and focusing on the early prevention and interception of disease. Moving the focus away from the restoration of teeth allows the dentist to achieve maximum intervention, with minimal invasive treatments. The four core principles of MID can be considered to be: (1) Recognition – early identification and assessment of potential caries risk factors through lifestyle analysis, saliva testing and using plaque diagnostic tests;
(2) Reduction – to eliminate or minimize caries risk factors by altering diet and lifestyle habits and increasing the pH of the oral environment;
(3) Regeneration – to arrest and reverse incipient lesions, using appropriate topical agents including fluorides and casein phosphopeptides-amorphous calcium phosphates (CPP-ACP);
(4) Repair – when cavitation is present and surgical intervention is required, conservative caries removal is carried out to maximize the repair potential of the tooth and retain tooth structure”*
*Walsh LJ, Brostek AM. Minimum intervention dentistry principles and objectives. Aust Dent J. 2013 Jun;58 Suppl 1:3-16. doi: 10.1111/adj.12045.
