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Diagnosis & risk assessment
Principles
Visual Inspection and Use of Explorers
Coronal caries
On smooth tooth enamel
In pits or fissures surface
Root caries
Recurrent caries
Radiographic diagnosis of caries
Caries Management
Introduction  
Diagnosis, Risk Assessment & Management Protocols
1 Pits and Fissures
2 Proximal tooth surfaces
3 Buccal-lingual smooth tooth surfaces
4 Restored tooth surfaces
5 Sealants
6 Root Surfaces
7 Classification of caries risk status
8 Fluoride application
9 Management of patients with high caries risk
Examination and analysis forms
1 Examination Form 1
2 Examination Form 2
Notes
Cariology links
Supporting references
Diagnosis Tables
1-1 Caries in smooth surfaces
1-2 Caries in pits or fissures
1-3 Root caries
1-4 Recurrent caries
1-5 Radiographic caries
2 Dental fluorosis & opacities

Table 1-4: Recurrent caries

Lesion
Description
Questionable Stained margins that do not have the characteristics of the other lesions.
Early recurrent carious area Soft marginal areas where the part of the tip of a periodontal probe (WHO probe or PSR probe) could enter the defect without any resistance (< 0.5 mm in diameter in all directions).
Advanced recurrent carious Soft marginal areas where the whole tip of a periodontal recurrent carious probe (WHO probe or PSR probe) could enter the defect area without any resistance (>= 0.5 mm in diameter in all directions).
Sound Not questionable, non-cavitated, or cavitated.