NHS Education for Scotland National PEF Priorities

For a child with a carious lesion in a permanent tooth, choose the least invasive feasible caries management strategy taking into account: the site and extent of the lesion, the risk of pain or infection, preservation of tooth structure and the health of the dental pulp, avoidance of treatment-induced anxiety, lifetime prognosis of the tooth, orthodontic considerations and occlusal development. ................
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