Abstract
Minimally invasive procedures are the new paradigm in health care. Everything from heart bypasses to gall bladder, surgeries are being performed with these dynamic new techniques. Dentistry is joining this exciting revolution as well. Minimally invasive dentistry adopts a philosophy that integrates prevention, remineralisation and minimal intervention for the placement and replacement of restorations. Minimally invasive dentistry reaches the treatment objective using the least invasive surgical approach, with the removal of the minimal amount of healthy tissues. This paper reviews in brief the concept of minimal intervention in dentistry.
Highlights
Minimum intervention dentistry (MI) is defined as a philosophy of professional care concerned with the first occurrence, earliest detection and earliest possible cure of disease on micro levels, followed by minimally invasive and patient-friendly treatment to repair irreversible damage caused by such disease. [1] It helps in tissue preservation by preventing disease and intercepting its progress, this means performing treatment with as little tissue loss as possible. [2] It expresses a very precise excision of what has to be removed, without causing any damage to adjacent tissue. [3] With the available new techniques, we can aim for both an early diagnosis and a minimally invasive therapy. [4]
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Summary
Minimum (or minimal) intervention dentistry (MI) is defined as a philosophy of professional care concerned with the first occurrence, earliest detection and earliest possible cure of disease on micro (molecular) levels, followed by minimally invasive and patient-friendly treatment to repair irreversible damage caused by such disease. [1] It helps in tissue preservation by preventing disease and intercepting its progress, this means performing treatment with as little tissue loss as possible. [2] It expresses a very precise excision of what has to be removed, without causing any damage to adjacent tissue. [3] With the available new techniques, we can aim for both an early diagnosis and a minimally invasive therapy.
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