Abstract
Treating little patients can be quite tricky: we want to achieve the best treatment but at the same time we want to be as holistic as possible. It's a challenging task, while we are trying at the same time to preserve the natural tooth structure, correct oral habits, and improve not only oral hygiene but also dietary and lifestyle trends.
Despite our efforts, sometimes this is not sufficient and we often see initial carious lesions developing at a very young age. These watch areas are often regarded as surveillance areas and the general tendency is to “watch and wait”, particularly in the case of children. But what if we have the ability to do more than just monitoring?
Today these subclinical signs of caries disease can finally be treated using a non-invasive and pain-free procedure.
Peptide-based technology represents a breakthrough allowing us to offer our patients a real treatment for initial, non-cavitated lesions. This technology can not only arrest watch areas, but regenerate the lost enamel from the depth of the lesion through a guided enamel regeneration process.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the challenges in treating pediatric patients while striving for the best holistic treatment outcomes.
- Recognize the importance of preserving natural tooth structure, correcting oral habits, and improving oral hygiene, dietary, and lifestyle trends in pediatric dentistry.
- Identify the limitations of the traditional "watch and wait" approach for initial carious lesions in young children.
- Learn about the advancements in peptide-based technology for treating subclinical signs of caries disease through non-invasive, pain-free procedures.
- Appreciate how peptide-based technology can arrest initial carious lesions and regenerate lost enamel through guided enamel regeneration.
