Minimally invasive management of white spot lesion using resin infiltration technique: A case report
The resin infiltration technique is a non-invasive conservative method to manage initial carious lesions that appear as white spots on the enamel surface. The penetration of low viscosity resin into the enamel diminishes the white spot lesion immediately.
Ishani Saluja +2 more
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A Spot of Bother: Orthodontic-associated White Spot Lesions
White spot lesions (WSL) are a commonly reported risk of fixed appliance orthodontic treatment. This article reviews the incidence, aetiology and effectiveness of prevention and management of WSLs with a relevant case report. An adolescent male had fixed-appliance treatment and developed WSLs, despite prevention advice and careful monitoring, the WSLs
Murphy, I, Sharif, M
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Prevalence of "White Spots" Around Orthodontic Brackets: A Clinical Study [PDF]
Aim: To determine the prevalence of white spot lesions in orthodontic patients treated with fixed or-thodontic appliances at different treatment periods and to reveal the teeth most commonly affected by white spot lesions.
Ahmad A Abdulmawjood +2 more
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Background: Fixed orthodontic appliances, such as Edgewise and Straightwire techniques, can increase the amount of plaque retention containing Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), which can lead to white spot lesions.
Elfira Maharani +2 more
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Assessment of White Spot Lesions and In-Vivo Evaluation of the Effect of CPP-ACP on White Spot Lesions in Permanent Molars of Children [PDF]
Introduction: As hindrance of remineralisation process occurs during orthodontic therapy resulting in decalcification of enamel because number of plaque retention sites increases due to banding and bonding of appliances to teeth.
Deepti Munjal +4 more
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White spots are common side effects of orthodontic treatment, and their presence after debonding appears unesthetic. This study aimed to quantify and compare the visual improvement in postdebonding white spot lesions following fluoride and casein ...
Haru Setyo Anggani +2 more
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Background:- White spot lesions are common esthetic problem that compromise the success of orthodontic treatment. This study aimed to assess white spot lesions in patients with fixed orthodontic appliance at different time intervals. Materials & Methods:-
Elaf Abdul Kareem Alidan +1 more
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An in Vitro Evaluation of Remineralization Potential of Novamin® on Artificial Enamel Sub-Surface Lesions Around Orthodontic Brackets Using Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (Edx) [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate and compare the Ca/P ratio of enamel samples around the orthodontic brackets for time periods of 0, 2 and 10 days in two groups (control group and study group). Materials and Methods: Forty extracted teeth were randomly divided
Pritam Mohanty +2 more
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Microhardness of demineralized enamel following home bleaching and laser-assisted in office bleaching [PDF]
Background: There is little data regarding the effect of tooth whitening on microhardness of white spot lesions. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of home-bleaching and laser-assisted in-office bleaching on microhardness of ...
Ahrari, Farzaneh +3 more
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Evaluation of White Spot Lesions on Teeth with Orthodontic Brackets [PDF]
Accurate evaluation of demineralized white spot lesions during orthodontic treatment is important to both clinicians, so they might implement early prevention and/or treatment, and researchers who wish to study the effectiveness of those methods ...
Benson, P.E.
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