Implementing caries risk assessment and clinical interventions.
This article suggests a practical methodology to implement the scientific information presented in the earlier articles into clinical practice. The Caries Balance/Imbalance Model and a practical caries risk assessment procedure for patients aged 6 years through adult illustrate evidence-based treatment options. Neither the forms nor the clinical protocols are meant to imply that there is currently only one correct way that this can be achieved; they are used in this article only as examples.
Young
Douglas A
DA
Department of Dental Practice, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
Featherstone
John D B
JD
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