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Dentin caries

MedGen UID:
540210
•Concept ID:
C0266846
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: compound dental caries; Dental caries extending into dentin; Dental caries extending into dentine; dental caries extending into dentine; dental caries of dentine; dentin caries; Dentine caries; dentine dental caries
SNOMED CT: Dental caries extending into dentine (442551007); Dentine caries (442551007); Dentin caries (442551007); Dental caries extending into dentin (442551007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001041

Definition

A dental caries that involves the dentine. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
Non-surgical treatment of dentin caries in preschool children--systematic review.
Duangthip D, Jiang M, Chu CH, Lo EC
BMC Oral Health 2015 Apr 3;15:44. doi: 10.1186/s12903-015-0033-7. PMID: 25888484Free PMC Article

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
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
The Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Preventing Caries in the Primary Dentition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Oliveira BH, Rajendra A, Veitz-Keenan A, Niederman R
Caries Res 2019;53(1):24-32. Epub 2018 Jun 6 doi: 10.1159/000488686. PMID: 29874642Free PMC Article
Ecological Hypothesis of Dentin and Root Caries.
Takahashi N, Nyvad B
Caries Res 2016;50(4):422-31. Epub 2016 Jul 27 doi: 10.1159/000447309. PMID: 27458979

Diagnosis

Molar-Incisor Hypomineralisation: Severity, caries and hypersensitivity.
Afzal SH, Skaare AB, Wigen TI, Brusevold IJ
J Dent 2024 Mar;142:104881. Epub 2024 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2024.104881. PMID: 38331377
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
Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic methods for occlusal surface caries.
Kapor S, Rankovic MJ, Khazaei Y, Crispin A, Schüler I, Krause F, Lussi A, Neuhaus K, Eggmann F, Michou S, Ekstrand K, Huysmans MC, Kühnisch J
Clin Oral Investig 2021 Aug;25(8):4801-4815. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04024-1. PMID: 34128130Free PMC Article
Three-dimensional diagnosis of dentin caries beneath composite restorations using swept-source optical coherence tomography.
Matsuura C, Shimada Y, Sadr A, Sumi Y, Tagami J
Dent Mater J 2018 Jul 29;37(4):642-649. Epub 2018 Apr 17 doi: 10.4012/dmj.2017-252. PMID: 29669953
Strategies to Avoid Underdiagnosing Pit-and-Fissure Caries.
Mitchell JK, Brackett MG, Haywood VB
Compend Contin Educ Dent 2018 Feb;39(2):79-83; quiz 84. PMID: 29388781

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
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
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

Prognosis

Silver diamine fluoride with sodium fluoride varnish versus silver diamine fluoride in arresting early childhood caries: a 6-months follow up of a randomized field trial.
Abdellatif EB, El Kashlan MK, El Tantawi M
BMC Oral Health 2023 Nov 17;23(1):875. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03597-5. PMID: 37978488Free PMC Article
Caries Experience in Elderly People Consuming a Milk-Based Drink Nutritional Supplement: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Castro RJ, Gambetta-Tessini K, Clavijo I, Arthur RA, Maltz M, Giacaman RA
Caries Res 2023;57(3):211-219. Epub 2023 Jun 14 doi: 10.1159/000531546. PMID: 37315548
Children's dental treatment requirements of first permanent molars with poor prognosis.
Gürcan AT, Bayram M
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Jan;26(1):803-812. Epub 2021 Jul 9 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04059-4. PMID: 34240243
Association of Enamel Caries Lesions with Oral Hygiene and DMFT among Adults.
Laajala A, Pesonen P, Anttonen V, Laitala ML
Caries Res 2019;53(4):475-481. Epub 2019 Mar 27 doi: 10.1159/000497358. PMID: 30917373
The Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Preventing Caries in the Primary Dentition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Oliveira BH, Rajendra A, Veitz-Keenan A, Niederman R
Caries Res 2019;53(1):24-32. Epub 2018 Jun 6 doi: 10.1159/000488686. PMID: 29874642Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Reinforced dentin remineralization via a novel dual-affinity peptide.
Fan M, Zhou Z, Zhu W, Li M, Tu Y, Yu Z, Li J, Zhang M, Liang K
Dent Mater 2024 Feb;40(2):254-266. Epub 2023 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2023.11.009. PMID: 37989605
Adiposity is not associated with caries among youth in the United States.
Piovesan ÉTA, Leal SC, Bernabe E
J Am Dent Assoc 2023 Nov;154(11):991-999.e2. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2023.07.013. PMID: 37690013
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

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
Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic methods for occlusal surface caries.
Kapor S, Rankovic MJ, Khazaei Y, Crispin A, Schüler I, Krause F, Lussi A, Neuhaus K, Eggmann F, Michou S, Ekstrand K, Huysmans MC, Kühnisch J
Clin Oral Investig 2021 Aug;25(8):4801-4815. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04024-1. PMID: 34128130Free PMC Article
The Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Preventing Caries in the Primary Dentition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Oliveira BH, Rajendra A, Veitz-Keenan A, Niederman R
Caries Res 2019;53(1):24-32. Epub 2018 Jun 6 doi: 10.1159/000488686. PMID: 29874642Free PMC Article
Restorative approaches to treat dentin caries in preschool children: systematic review.
Duangthip D, Jiang M, Chu CH, Lo EC
Eur J Paediatr Dent 2016 Jun;17(2):113-21. PMID: 27377109
Non-surgical treatment of dentin caries in preschool children--systematic review.
Duangthip D, Jiang M, Chu CH, Lo EC
BMC Oral Health 2015 Apr 3;15:44. doi: 10.1186/s12903-015-0033-7. PMID: 25888484Free PMC Article

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