Preventing Advanced Carious Lesions with Caries Atraumatic Restorative Technique

An alternative approach to controlling dental caries and preventing the associated pain, called atraumatic restorative technique (ART), is described for populations in need, where dental hygienists restore decayed teeth with glass ionomer restorations without prior removal of all decayed tooth structure.

Source: The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice - May 28, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Tammi O. Byrd Tags: Assessing Risk and Improving Treatment Outcomes Source Type: research