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  • Caries management
  • Risk assessment

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  • Dental caries is a multifactorial disease influenced by pathogenic and protective factors.
  • The expression and severity of caries depend on a patient's unique biological makeup.
  • Effective management requires understanding these individual risk profiles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the scientific basis of managing caries disease through risk assessment.
  • To illustrate how caries risk assessment can inform treatment decisions.
  • To present a practical caries risk assessment procedure for patients aged 6 years and older.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the caries balance/imbalance model.
  • Presented a practical caries risk assessment procedure for clinical application.
  • Reviewed scientific literature on caries management strategies.

Main Results:

  • The caries balance/imbalance model provides a framework for risk assessment.
  • A practical risk assessment procedure can guide treatment planning.
  • The presented protocols are examples, not the only correct methods.

Conclusions:

  • Implementing caries management by risk assessment requires simple, understandable forms and protocols.
  • The science of Caries Management By Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) is based on the caries balance/imbalance model.
  • An example protocol for CAMBRA was presented for clinical use.