Dentistry and Dental Medicine

Dental caries is an oral disease with a high worldwide prevalence. Th e most common reason of the increasing without

control is the consumption of carbohydrates, foods with considerable sucrose concentrations. Th ese carbohydrates cause

not only caries cavities but even problems with the human health. In spite of various available prophylactic means as the daily

use of water fl uoridation, fl uoride toothpastes, mouth-rinses, dental sealants or oral health education programs we can notice

that we can slow down the carious process, but cannot control it at all. If not treated in time it can aff ect not only the mastication

function but also the smile, speech, quality of life and phycho-social environment. Are we happy with this as professionists? Do

the patients think that caries is a problem? Th is lesson is focused how to prevent the carious process and the usage of a minimal

invasive restauration. It includes on early diagnosis of the risk and the lesions from the beginning. Th e caries progress is so

slow but it cannot be stopped without an operative treatment. It requires years that a surface lesion progresses in the dentin

and creates a cavity. To get well informed with the caries progress and to also know how to react in every situation can help the

professionist to intervent in time in the right way. We have to focus on the combination of preventive methods which do not

require the patient cooperation and the dietary. At the end, the audience should be able to understand - contemporary concepts

and evidences of the caries progress, fl uoride eff ects, durability of the fi llings and the alternatives to eff ect on the patients and

the professionists toward healthy behaviors.