RESIN INFILTRATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ENAMEL OPACITY-A CASE SERIES AND LITERATURE REVIEW

• Published in: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
• Main Author: Ibrahim D.F.A.; Hussein A.S.; Venkiteswaran A.; Hasmun N.N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2024
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186182623&doi=10.22452%2fjummec.vol27no1.21&partnerID=40&md5=4e4171654cb8fd408ba2bd439a39c14f

Resin infiltration (RI) technique was introduced as one of the minimally invasive dentistry techniques for tmanagement of enamel opacity. Six young patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions, molar incishypomineralization, fluorosis, and amelogenesis imperfecta were treated with resin infiltration (RI). RI was usalone or in conjunction with bleaching or microabrasion. The esthetic improvement of lesions is immediatnoticeable following treatment, even though some enamel discoloration remained visible. No color changes the treated teeth noted after 6-month review. The use of RI alone or in combination with the other interventiohas been shown to be successfully masking enamel opacities in young patients. Therefore, RI technique can be option in managing enamel opacity of anterior teeth due to demineralization or developmental defects of enam. © 2024, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. All rights reserved.