Conservative dentistry
Advanced Conservative Dentistry: Aesthetics And Minimally Invasive Restorations
The development of techniques and technologies in modern dentistry has made it possible to minimize the indications for tooth extraction compromised by caries, trauma, or, more simply, with cosmetic problems.
Conservative dentistry is the branch of dentistry aimed at restoring the tooth in terms of both structure and function and aesthetics.
Current trends aim at prevention and early intervention on carious lesions in order to prevent caries from progressing to the point of affecting tooth vitality.
Through the use of the most innovative, highly aesthetic materials, restorations can be obtained that “disappear ” into the patient’s smile.
Conservative care, however, must be performed with a specialized approach, because, no matter how well performing, these materials must be used with the right techniques and by experienced personnel.
Conservative dentistry: Direct restoration of congenital defect of tooth structure.
Case of Dr. Caschetto
Insulation by rubber dam
For example, often mistakenly underestimated by practitioners is isolation by rubber dam, that is, a sheet that must be inserted around the teeth to be treated so as not to contaminate the tooth cleaned of decay and bacteria and to allow the filling to hermetically seal the tooth from the environment of the mouth.
In this way, the results last over time and the possibility of pain and hypersensitivity after therapy is greatly reduced.
The use of these precautions means that very rarely does the patient complain of sensitivity after a filling regardless of the depth of the caries.
In addition, the dam is very useful when removing old, unsightly amalgam fillings, which often create cracks in the tooth and secondary caries that need to be diagnosed before incurring fractures, which can be unfavorable and become irreversible.