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Dental hygiene participation in managing incipient and hidden caries.

Barnes CM

Clinical Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, 40th & Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583-0740, USA. cbarnes@unmc.edu

With the advent of new caries detection devices that allow early detection, dental hygienists can intervene in the demineralization process and work with the patient toward remineralization through patient self-care procedures and the professional application of topical fluorides. The focus of this article is on caries detection devices, caries risk assessment, agents used to prevent dental caries, and the development of self-care plans for patients that include prevention, intervention, and therapeutic components.

Published 9 September 2005 in Dent Clin North Am, 49(4): 795-813, vi-vii.
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