Abstract:
Background. Dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of people. But despite the fact
that today there are a lot of modern materials to restore the hard tissue affected by caries, a problem
remains the appearance of reccurent caries that develops adjacent to restorations margins. Objective of
the study. To assess how to control, detect, and treat secondary caries. Material and Methods. It was
performed the examination of 16 patients, 8 men and 8 women, between the ages of 18-55. Clinical and
paraclinical examination has established the diagnosis of recurrent caries for 32 teeth. The treatment
was done by cleaning the caries and repairing or replacement of existing restorations. Results. From 32
teeth taken into the study, 22 were maxilla teeth (68,75 %) and 10 were mandibular teeth (31,25 %); 25
were posterior teeth (78,13 %) and 7 - anterior teeth (21,87%). From 45 surfaces affected by recurrent
caries, occlusal surfaces were involved in 10 cases (22, 3 %), mesial surfaces in 14 cases (31,2 %), distal
surfaces in 16 cases (35,5 %), vestibular surfaces in 4 cases (8,8 %) and oral surfaces in 1 case (2,2 %).
According to the treatment methods of recurrent caries, 19 teeth (56,37 %) were treated by using
repairing method and 13 teeth (40,63%) by using replacement method. Conclusion. Proximal surfaces
of the teeth are the most affected by recurrent caries. Detected recurrent caries can be managed by
repairing the defective part of the restoration or its complete replacement, it depends on the patient and
teeth criteria.
