MINIMALLY INVASIVE PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY: SIMPLICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS

Authors: Abir Mannai , Marwa Chatti, Cyrine Hamzaoui,Yamina Elelmi, Fatma Masmoudi , Baaziz  Ahlem.

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Abstract

Dental caries is the most prevalent non-communicable disease in children worldwide, significantly affecting their health and quality of life. Conventional restorative treatments are often invasive, anxiety-inducing, and require substantial removal of tooth structure. Minimally invasive approaches, including Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART), Interim Therapeutic Restoration (ITR), Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF), Silver-Modified ART (SMART), and the Hall Technique, have emerged as effective alternatives. These methods aim to preserve tooth structure, reduce dental anxiety, and simplify treatment delivery. This narrative review discusses the principles, clinical applications, advantages, limitations, and current recommendations of these techniques in pediatric dentistry, highlighting their role in improving patient-centered care and promoting long-term oral health. This review provides a novel comparative synthesis of five key minimally invasive techniques, evaluating their integrated efficacy and patient-centered benefits to offer a unified framework for pediatric dental care, a perspective currently fragmented in the literature.

Keywords:  Pediatric dentistry, minimally invasive dentistry, Atraumatic Restorative Treatment, Interim Therapeutic Restoration, Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF), Hall Technique.

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