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Resin Infiltration After Enamel Etching

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Buccal white spot lesions are an unpleasant but frequent side effect of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances but also developmental defects such as fluorosis appear as “white spots.” Resin infiltration was originally developed to arrest the progression of noncavitated caries lesions. The technique uses low-viscosity resins that penetrate the porous lesion body of white spot lesions. After infiltration, the material is light cured and thus blocks the diffusion pathways for acids and dissolved minerals. A positive side effect of resin infiltration is that infiltrated lesions lose their whitish appearance and look more similar to sound enamel. This effect can be used to camouflage aesthetically impairing white spot lesions. Using resin infiltration much less enamel is removed compared to micro-abrasion or restorative approaches. Nonetheless, significantly better aesthetic results compared with noninvasive approaches such as fluoridation can be achieved.

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  1. Department of Operative Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry, Center of Dentistry, Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Assmannshauser Str. 4-6, 14197, Berlin, Germany

    Sebastian Paris

  2. Department of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel

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Paris, S., Meyer-Lueckel, H. (2016). Resin Infiltration After Enamel Etching. In: Perdigão, J. (eds) Tooth Whitening. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38849-6_10

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