Strategy and practice of the healthy cosmetic management for patients with high dental caries susceptibility.

Author: Tao LIU ^{1
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Author Information

1. State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
2. Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Affiliated Stomatology Hosp
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: caries risk assessment; digital design; doctor-patient communication; healthy cosmetic management; initial caries; minimally invasive therapy
MeSH: Dental Caries; Dental Pulp; Esthetics, Dental; Humans
From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2016;34(5):511-515
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: A new clinic conception, healthy cosmetic management (HCM), was innovated introduced into diagnose and treatment of patients with high caries risk. The priority of HCM should be given to aesthetic restoration of teeth, taking consideration of the conserving of tissue and pulp of teeth and the balance between health and aesthetics, which may reach to the goal of the individual clinic treatment. HCM includes five steps: 1) caries risk assessment; 2) detection of initial caries; 3) digital aesthetic design; 4) minimally invasive therapy; 5) behavior management of caries and doctor-patient communication pattern. In this article, HCM is introduced into two aspects: process management and clinical protocols, followed by the combination of the clinical practice.