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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