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White Spot Lesions in Orthodontics: A Review

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  • 1. 1Post Graduate Student,
  • 2. 2Professor,
  • 3. 3Reader,
  • 4. 4Senior Lecturer,
  • 5. 5Professor,
  • 6. 6Professor and HOD

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White spot lesions (WSLs) are a major side effect of orthodontic fixed appliance therapy, despite vast improvement in preventive dental techniques and procedures. The purpose of the article is to review the current evidence regarding diagnosis, risk assessment, prevention, intratreatment management, and post-orthodontic treatment of WSL, and to provide clinical recommendations useful for both the orthodontist and the general dental surgeons. Initial orthodontic patient evaluations should include a Caries risk assessment, and risk-specific prevention and management protocols can help reduce or eliminate this clinical problem. Depending on the severity of the lesions, a variety of treatment options are available for WSL, ranging from conservative to invasive techniques.

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