Atraumatic Restorative Treatment: A Short Review

Authors

  • M Vijaya Raju College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh
  • Vinay Darshan College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh
  • A. P. Nirmal Raj College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh
  • Sanajay Kumar College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh
  • S. Revathi Mahatama Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18034/mjmbr.v3i1.403

Keywords:

Atraumatic Restorative Treatment, Dental Caries, Hand Instruments

Abstract

In certain patients for whom there is increased demand for the treatment needs such as rural areas, an attempt has been made to improve the status of the oral health by use of the procedures which arrest the destructive dental caries process and alter microorganisms to favorable condition. This is called as atraumatic restorative treatment. It consists of low-cost and simplified technique using only hand instruments for the removal of the carious lesion and to arrest the progression of the caries. Since its discovery it has becoming an important treatment modality for the oral health care workers in managing dental caries. The present article reviews the importance of the atraumatic restorative treatment.

 

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Author Biographies

  • M Vijaya Raju, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh

    Reader, Dept of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh, Bhavnagar Dist, Gujarat, INDIA

  • Vinay Darshan, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh

    Reader, Dept of Orthodontics, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh, Bhavnagar Dist, Gujarat, INDIA

  • A. P. Nirmal Raj, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh

    HOD, Dept of Prosthodontics, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh, Bhavnagar Dist, Gujarat, INDIA

  • Sanajay Kumar, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh

    Senior Lecturer, Dept of Prosthodontics, College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Amargadh, Bhavnagar Dist, Gujarat, INDIA

  • S. Revathi, Mahatama Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences

    Post Graduate Student, Dept Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mahatama Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, INDIA

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2016-06-30

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Raju, M. V. ., Darshan, V. ., Raj, A. P. N. ., Kumar, S. ., & Revathi, S. . (2016). Atraumatic Restorative Treatment: A Short Review . Malaysian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 3(1), 41-42. https://doi.org/10.18034/mjmbr.v3i1.403