title: A 100-year journey from GV Black to minimal surgical intervention.
abstract: Over the past 140 years, dentistry has matured from the original tenets of GV Black by moving from "extension for prevention" to a minimal intervention approach. This is part of an evolution that stresses a medical, rather than a surgical model for caries management. This transition has been facilitated by the introduction and advancement of adhesive dentistry, which encourages preservation of tooth structure. Even with these changes, some of the original writings of Black are still relevant today: "The day is surely coming...when we will be engaged in practicing preventive, rather than reparative, dentistry."
authors: Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, USA.
authors: Mark S
authors: MS
authors: Wolff
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: Allen
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Kaim
mesh_terms: D003764:Dental Materials / Q000266:history; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000266:history; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials