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Caries into Dentin

MedGen UID:
458797
•Concept ID:
C2986571
•
Finding

Definition

Tooth decay that extends through the enamel into the dentin layer. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCaries into Dentin

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Effects of glass ionomer temporary restorations on pulpal diagnosis and treatment outcomes in primary molars.
Coll JA, Campbell A, Chalmers NI
Pediatr Dent 2013 Sep-Oct;35(5):416-21. PMID: 24290553
Caries risk assessment in an educational environment.
Doméjean-Orliaguet S, Gansky SA, Featherstone JD
J Dent Educ 2006 Dec;70(12):1346-54. PMID: 17170326

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Deep dentine caries management of immature permanent posterior teeth with vital pulp: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tong HJ, Seremidi K, Stratigaki E, Kloukos D, Duggal M, Gizani S
J Dent 2022 Sep;124:104214. Epub 2022 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104214. PMID: 35793760
How to Intervene in the Caries Process: Dentin Caries in Primary Teeth.
Santamaría RM, Abudrya MH, Gül G, Mourad MS, Gomez GF, Zandona AGF
Caries Res 2020;54(4):306-323. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1159/000508899. PMID: 32854105
Restorations after selective caries removal: 5-Year randomized trial.
Jardim JJ, Mestrinho HD, Koppe B, de Paula LM, Alves LS, Yamaguti PM, Almeida JCF, Maltz M
J Dent 2020 Aug;99:103416. Epub 2020 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103416. PMID: 32585263
Pathophysiology of Dental Caries.
Conrads G, About I
Monogr Oral Sci 2018;27:1-10. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1159/000487826. PMID: 29794423
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS): an integrated system for measuring dental caries.
Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Amaya A, Sen A, Hasson H, Pitts NB
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007 Jun;35(3):170-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00347.x. PMID: 17518963

Diagnosis

Artificial intelligence for caries detection: Randomized trial.
Mertens S, Krois J, Cantu AG, Arsiwala LT, Schwendicke F
J Dent 2021 Dec;115:103849. Epub 2021 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2021.103849. PMID: 34656656
Interventions for treating cavitated or dentine carious lesions.
Schwendicke F, Walsh T, Lamont T, Al-Yaseen W, Bjørndal L, Clarkson JE, Fontana M, Gomez Rossi J, Göstemeyer G, Levey C, Müller A, Ricketts D, Robertson M, Santamaria RM, Innes NP
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jul 19;7(7):CD013039. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013039.pub2. PMID: 34280957Free PMC Article
Restorations after selective caries removal: 5-Year randomized trial.
Jardim JJ, Mestrinho HD, Koppe B, de Paula LM, Alves LS, Yamaguti PM, Almeida JCF, Maltz M
J Dent 2020 Aug;99:103416. Epub 2020 Jun 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103416. PMID: 32585263
Correlation between clinical and histologic pulp diagnoses.
Ricucci D, Loghin S, Siqueira JF Jr
J Endod 2014 Dec;40(12):1932-9. Epub 2014 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.08.010. PMID: 25312886
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS): an integrated system for measuring dental caries.
Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Amaya A, Sen A, Hasson H, Pitts NB
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007 Jun;35(3):170-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00347.x. PMID: 17518963

Therapy

Deep dentine caries management of immature permanent posterior teeth with vital pulp: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tong HJ, Seremidi K, Stratigaki E, Kloukos D, Duggal M, Gizani S
J Dent 2022 Sep;124:104214. Epub 2022 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104214. PMID: 35793760
How to Intervene in the Caries Process: Dentin Caries in Primary Teeth.
Santamaría RM, Abudrya MH, Gül G, Mourad MS, Gomez GF, Zandona AGF
Caries Res 2020;54(4):306-323. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1159/000508899. PMID: 32854105
Conservative treatment for deep carious lesions in primary and young permanent teeth.
Alsadat FA, El-Housseiny AA, Alamoudi NM, Alnowaiser AM
Niger J Clin Pract 2018 Dec;21(12):1549-1556. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_202_18. PMID: 30560816
Role of dentin MMPs in caries progression and bond stability.
Mazzoni A, Tjäderhane L, Checchi V, Di Lenarda R, Salo T, Tay FR, Pashley DH, Breschi L
J Dent Res 2015 Feb;94(2):241-51. Epub 2014 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0022034514562833. PMID: 25535202Free PMC Article
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS): an integrated system for measuring dental caries.
Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Amaya A, Sen A, Hasson H, Pitts NB
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007 Jun;35(3):170-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00347.x. PMID: 17518963

Prognosis

Atraumatic restorative treatment compared to the Hall Technique for occluso-proximal carious lesions in primary molars; 36-month follow-up of a randomised control trial in a school setting.
Araujo MP, Innes NP, Bonifácio CC, Hesse D, Olegário IC, Mendes FM, Raggio DP
BMC Oral Health 2020 Nov 11;20(1):318. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01298-x. PMID: 33176756Free PMC Article
Up to 12 years clinical evaluation of 197 partial indirect restorations with deep margin elevation in the posterior region.
Bresser RA, Gerdolle D, van den Heijkant IA, Sluiter-Pouwels LMA, Cune MS, Gresnigt MMM
J Dent 2019 Dec;91:103227. Epub 2019 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.103227. PMID: 31697971
Management of deep caries and the exposed pulp.
Bjørndal L, Simon S, Tomson PL, Duncan HF
Int Endod J 2019 Jul;52(7):949-973. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1111/iej.13128. PMID: 30985944
Stepwise Excavation.
Bjørndal L
Monogr Oral Sci 2018;27:68-81. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1159/000487834. PMID: 29794419
Correlation between clinical and histologic pulp diagnoses.
Ricucci D, Loghin S, Siqueira JF Jr
J Endod 2014 Dec;40(12):1932-9. Epub 2014 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.08.010. PMID: 25312886

Clinical prediction guides

Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Skeie MS, Sen A, Dahllöf G, Fagerhaug TN, Høvik H, Klock KS
BMC Oral Health 2022 Dec 18;22(1):620. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02631-2. PMID: 36529722Free PMC Article
Effect of ionizing radiation and cariogenic biofilm challenge on root-dentin caries.
Lopes CCA, Rodrigues RB, Cenci MS, Uehara JLS, Maske TT, Limirio PHJO, Soares PBF, Novais VR
Clin Oral Investig 2021 Jun;25(6):4059-4068. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.1007/s00784-020-03736-0. PMID: 33765193
How to Intervene in the Caries Process: Dentin Caries in Primary Teeth.
Santamaría RM, Abudrya MH, Gül G, Mourad MS, Gomez GF, Zandona AGF
Caries Res 2020;54(4):306-323. Epub 2020 Aug 27 doi: 10.1159/000508899. PMID: 32854105
A randomized clinical trial to arrest dentin caries in young children using silver diamine fluoride.
Mabangkhru S, Duangthip D, Chu CH, Phonghanyudh A, Jirarattanasopha V
J Dent 2020 Aug;99:103375. Epub 2020 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103375. PMID: 32428523
Role of dentin MMPs in caries progression and bond stability.
Mazzoni A, Tjäderhane L, Checchi V, Di Lenarda R, Salo T, Tay FR, Pashley DH, Breschi L
J Dent Res 2015 Feb;94(2):241-51. Epub 2014 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0022034514562833. PMID: 25535202Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Nonrestorative Caries Treatment: A Systematic Review Update.
Cabalén MB, Molina GF, Bono A, Burrow MF
Int Dent J 2022 Dec;72(6):746-764. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2022.06.022. PMID: 35879115Free PMC Article
Deep dentine caries management of immature permanent posterior teeth with vital pulp: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tong HJ, Seremidi K, Stratigaki E, Kloukos D, Duggal M, Gizani S
J Dent 2022 Sep;124:104214. Epub 2022 Jul 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2022.104214. PMID: 35793760
Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review.
BaniHani A, Santamaría RM, Hu S, Maden M, Albadri S
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2022 Oct;23(5):667-693. Epub 2021 Nov 16 doi: 10.1007/s40368-021-00675-6. PMID: 34784027Free PMC Article
Biomimetic hydroxyapatite and caries prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Limeback H, Enax J, Meyer F
Can J Dent Hyg 2021 Oct;55(3):148-159. Epub 2021 Oct 1 PMID: 34925515Free PMC Article
Caries remineralisation and arresting effect in children by professionally applied fluoride treatment - a systematic review.
Gao SS, Zhang S, Mei ML, Lo EC, Chu CH
BMC Oral Health 2016 Feb 1;16:12. doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0171-6. PMID: 26831727Free PMC Article

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