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International Oral Presentation

International Oral Presentations

If You Find Yourself in a Hole, Stop Digging: Decision Making During Excavation of Deep Carious Lesions in Vital Teeth

Saturday, May 25, 2024
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM EST
Location: MTCC, South Building - Room 801

    Speaker(s)

  • Harsh Vyas, BDS.,MDS. (he/him/his)

    Head, Department of Dentistry, NH SRCC Children's Hospital, Mumbai;
    Dr. Vyas's Pediatric Dentistry -Private Practice in Mumbai, INDIA; Consultant Pediatric Dentist - Bombay Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Reliance Foundation Hospital, Saifee Hospital Mumbai
    NH SRCC Children's Hospital Mumbai INDIA

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Guidelines recommend leaving firm or soft dentin overlying the pulp in a deep carious lesion.
Identification of these layers is subjective and a clinical challenge. This presentation will demonstrate a method of excavation based on visual indicators and tactile sounds during caries removal in correlation with recall history and radiographs.

Learning Objectives:

  • Come to a diagnosis of pulp status in carious lesions approaching the pulp.
  • Differentiate between layers of carious dentin - soft, leathery, firm and hard based on tactile sounds and visual indicators.
  • Implement the principles of Minimal Intervention Dentistry in extensive stage lesions in vital primary teeth.