When patients present with cavities causing pain, poor aesthetics and/or functional
problems restorations will need to be placed. Minimally invasive caries excavation strategies …

OBJECTIVES: Alumina air-abrasion has been used to clean teeth and shown to over-
prepare access cavity preparation to caries. This study investigated the working hypothesis …

Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare the effect of air abrasion (KCP 2000),
acid etching (37% phosphoric acid), and the combination of both procedures on the shear …

Unnecessary over-preparation of carious enamel often occurs clinically during operative
caries management. The working hypothesis to be investigated in this study is the potential …

The purpose of this study was to determine the method of preparation of enamel which best
retains a bonded orthodontic bracket against a shear force. Two hundred and twelve human …

OBJECTIVE: To assess microleakage in conservative class V cavities prepared with
aluminum-oxide air abrasion or turbine and restored with self-etching or etch-and-rinse …

Clinical Relevance The results of the current study indicate that air abrasion with a powder
for selective preparation of carious enamel saves healthy tooth substance. It also has a …

The purpose of this study was to assess the microtensile bond strength of a self‐etching
adhesive system to enamel and dentin prepared by Er: YAG laser irradiation or air abrasion …

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Minimally invasive dentistry advocates the maintenance of all repairable tooth structures
during operative caries management in combination with remineralization strategies. This …