Intern, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Shraddha Ray, Intern, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India e-mail: shraddharay@gmail.com
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
MID (Minimal invasive dentistry) can be best cited as preventive and biologic approach of dental treatment for the conservation and rejuvenation of healthy dental tissue and structure. The treatment aspect includes earliest and accurate possible diagnosis of dental caries along with sighting out the possible cause and its progress and accordingly planning out the treatment procedure by stopping its restriction and by recuperation of the affected tooth structure and function by alleviating maximum healing of the tooth1. This article highlights on the chemo-mechanical and ART procedure of minimally invasive dental treatment as these procedures benefit and focus on treatment of greater mass hence has greater public health significance because it is preferred for school based and community based dental treatment as it's a procedure evolved from fathoming out the cause and type of dental caries and restricting its progress by advanced diagnosis based on which treatment plan is advocated comprising of minimal arbitration of natural tooth structure by elimination of rotary and conservative instruments, syringes and Local anesthesia2 and leading to usage of desirable, economic and patient comforting materials and environment for dental treatment.
Minimally invasive techniques, Atraumatic restoration, Chemomechanical treatment, Public health, Chemomechanical gels