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COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF EXCAVATION CONTROL FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARIES TREATMENT

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Nadezhda Georgieva MITOVA
DDS , Assistant Professor Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Faculty of Dental Medicine Medical University-Sofia , Bulgaria
Nadezhda Georgieva Mitova graduated from the School of Medicine in 2006 and from the School of Dentistry in 2011 . In 2012 she was appointed Assistant Professor at the „ Children Dental Medicine “ Department of the School of Dentistry , Medical University-Sofia , Bulgaria . She has specialized in Pedodontics . Her scientific interests are focused on dental caries and prophylactics of oral diseases .

Questions

What does the fluorescent control method of excavation rely on ?
q a . Different fluorescence of mineralized and demineralized dentine ; q b . Lack of fluorescence of bacterial products ; q c . Different fluorescence of dental tissues and bacterial products ; q d . Intense fluorescence of healthy dentine .
What is the main disadvantage of the visual and tactile control method of excavation ?
q a . Dentine on the bottom of the excavation remains demineralised ;; q b . Risk of over-excavation ; q c . Excavation leaves infected dentine in the cavity ; q d . There are no disadvantages .
What is the color of dentine after applying the fluorescently controlled method and the fluorescence disappears ? q a . Much darker than the color of healthy dentine ;
q b . The same color as that of healthy dentine ; q c . Lighter than the color of healthy dentine ; q d . Can be lighter or darker than the color of healthy dentine .
Changes in the color of dentine registered by HSB system ...
q a . Can be used as a subjective method for monitoring the degree of demineralization in depth of the carious process ; q b . Do not relate with the degree of demineralization in depth of the carious process ; q c . Cannot be used as an objective method for monitoring the degree of demineralization in depth of the carious process ; q d . Can be used as an objective method for monitoring the degree of demineralization in depth of the carious process ..

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