[Caries: diagnostics, monitoring and guidance in good oral health behaviour. A reorientation].

Autor: van Palenstein Helderman WH; Dental Health International Nederland (DHIN), Linschoten. w.vanpalenstein@gmail.com, van Amerongen JP, Bittermann D, van Strijp AJ, van Amerongen WE
Jazyk: Dutch; Flemish
Zdroj: Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde [Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd] 2011 Jul-Aug; Vol. 118 (7-8), pp. 360-7.
DOI: 10.5177/ntvt.2011.07/08.11116
Abstrakt: Caries is a dynamic process which can develop either progressively or regressively under the all-determining influence of oral health behaviour. Management of caries therefore involves first of all: diagnostics, monitoring and preventive care and treatment which result in good oral health behaviour. The oral care provider should recognize all phases ofprogression of the caries process, and should be able to differentiate the symptoms which indicate an active or inactive process. A well maintained patient dossier is necessary to monitor this process over time. Following this procedure, the oral care provider is in a position to guide the patient with relevant information in order to achieve the final objective, good oral health.
Databáze: MEDLINE