Dental Caries - An Ever Expanding Horizon

One of the major diseases affecting mankind is caries and pulpal diseases. Dental caries is one which remains a puzzle for the present generation. Dental caries prevention and eradication remains an enigma to researchers and dentists. The combination of genetics, engineering and biotechnology combined with dentistry resulted in a new era of modern dentistry with answers to these mysterious questions. Few researches in their early stages have proven that many latest methods with superior technologies are more effective in prevention, reversal, eradication with minimal intervention in treatment of caries. This poster highlights many future technologies like the Bluetooth device for pH detection and ozone therapy for caries reversal etc.that are under research, which can provide a glistening future to dentistry. The promising answer is that if dental practitioners adapt themselves to the future techniques, "DENTAL CARIES", the hidden enemy can be shrunken in its bud stage. Keywords: dental caries, caries diagnosis, caries reversal