title: The operative management of caries.
abstract: In the management of dental caries preventive treatment must always go hand in hand with operative care. This paper looks at the rationale behind operative treatment and gives some guidelines on when to choose restorative intervention.
authors.affiliation: United Medical and Dental School, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kidd
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing