Root caries: some facts and treatment methods.
It has been projected that by the year 2000 every fifth person in the United States will be 65 or older, and root caries will create special restorative needs for this population. This article discusses the characteristics of root caries, the clinical conditions that should be anticipated in diagnosing it, their histologic and bacteriologic aspects, the misleading factors in radiographic diagnosis, the specific and general treatment concepts, the advantages and disadvantages of the popular restorative materials, and the principles applied in specific patients requiring restorations for root caries.
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Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Texas Health ScienceCenter at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Texas 78284-7890.
D003731:Dental Caries; D006801:Humans; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000473:pathology*