ArticleBritish dental journal2014
Minimal intervention dentistry in the management of the paediatric patient.
Article in British dental journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03144284 (Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Minimal Intervention Dentistry in a Group of Dental Interns in Egypt), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Minimal Intervention Dentistry in a Group of Dental Interns in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Restorative strategies for deciduous anterior teeth: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Management of Hypoplastic or Hypomineralized Defects with Resin Infiltration at Pediatric Ages: Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- FDI policy statement on Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MID) for managing dental caries: Adopted by the General Assembly: September 2016, Poznan, Poland.International dental journal · 2017Guideline
- Effect of minimal intervention on carious lesions in primary teeth. An Umbrella review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Review
- Ozone Treatment for the Management of Caries in Primary Dentition: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.Dentistry journal · 2024Review
- Is there an association between maternal factors and the development of early childhood caries?Evidence-based dentistry · 2023Article
- Management of compromised first permanent molars in a cohort of UK paediatric patients referred to hospital-based services.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Treatment in Children: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis in Jeddah City.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2022Article
- Restorative thresholds for carious lesions in primary molars: French dentist's decisions.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021Article
- Minimally invasive judgement calls: managing compromised first permanent molars in children.British dental journal · 2020Article
- When to intervene in the caries process? A Delphi consensus statement.British dental journal · 2020Article
- When to intervene in the caries process? An expert Delphi consensus statement.Clinical oral investigations · 2019Article
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Abstract
Minimal intervention dentistry (MID) is a philosophy of care that aims to conserve tooth tissues throughout a persons' life. This paper aims to review the literature on topics that are related to MID approaches for the management of dental caries and that can be applicable to the paediatric patient. Tools for caries diagnosis and early lesion detection are presented and discussed. More conservative and less invasive techniques for managing enamel and dentine carious lesions in primary and permanent teeth are compared to the traditional treatments. The traditional treatments are centred on the disease and on restoring its sequels, and have been shown to be insufficiently effective in controlling caries disease over time. In contrast, the MID philosophy has created potentially very suitable options for treating children that are considered more child-friendly, less anxiety provoking, preserve more tooth tissues and are equally good as the traditional treatments.
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