Journal of Conservative Dentistry

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2023  |  Volume : 26  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 249--257

The revolutionary evolution in carious lesion management


Nebu Philip1, Bharat Suneja2 
1 Paediatric Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
2 The Dental Care Centre, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nebu Philip
P. O. Box 2713, Qatar University, Doha
Qatar

Contemporary paradigms of dental caries management focus on the biological approaches to treating the disease and its principal symptom, the carious lesion. This narrative review traces the evolution of carious lesion management from the operative and invasive approaches of G. V. Black's era to the current period of minimally invasive biological approaches. The paper explains the rationale for adopting biological approaches to dental caries management and lists the five core principles of this management approach. The paper also details the aims, features, and the most recent evidence base for the different biological carious lesion management approaches. Based on current practice guidelines, collated clinical pathways for lesion management are also presented in the paper to aid clinicians in their decision-making. It is hoped that the biological rationale and evidence summarized in this paper will bolster the shift to modern biological carious lesion management approaches among dental practitioners.


How to cite this article:
Philip N, Suneja B. The revolutionary evolution in carious lesion management.J Conserv Dent 2023;26:249-257


How to cite this URL:
Philip N, Suneja B. The revolutionary evolution in carious lesion management. J Conserv Dent [serial online] 2023 [cited 2023 Jun 8 ];26:249-257
Available from: https://www.jcd.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0707;year=2023;volume=26;issue=3;spage=249;epage=257;aulast=Philip;type=0