Abstract:
Introduction. Modern dentistry evolution trends are based on development of new treatment
methods that must guarantee hard dental tissue preservation, that can be used for aesthetic and
functional reabilitation. Conservative methods ensure a comfortable treatment, without local
anesthesia, with a long term perspective of maintaining teeth integrity. These new treatment
methods that approach the post orthodontic lesions and fluorosis through the prism of enamel
demineralization allow to point on their efficiency and advantages regarding to other methods.
Materials and methods. The study included 15 patients that acused enamel demineralization.
Eligibility criteria: mild forms of fluorosis or post orthodontic incipient caries lesions. Patients
were divided in 2 groups: group I- 9 patients, group II- 6 patients. The first group was subject for
conservative fluorosis treatment, and the second one- conservative treatment for post orthodontic lesions. Both groups were treated using ICON system. Data were analysed by photostatic
examination, before and after treatment.
Results. There was a significant improvement in clinical status, characterized by macula
disparition and reduction in brown striations intensity in group one and complete treatment for
the second group.
Conclusions. The conservative therapeutic method used in this study offered good results in
enamel demineralisation treatment, manifested by caries in macula stage, but additional research
are neccessary in case of dental discoloration.
Description:
Department of odontology,
periodontology and pathology,
Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova