In the days of GV Black dentistry, the watchand- wait approach actually had a tremendous amount of merit. Clinicians, at times, were able to diagnose caries at an early stage; however, preparation forms for amalgam restorations did not lend themselves to conservative dentistry. Even if caries were diagnosed at an early stage, a significant amount of tooth structure would need to be removed, simply to retain these restorations. Over the last decade, numerous technologies have come to market, allowing practitioners to discover caries at the early stage, and the practitioner now has the ability to treat them through remineralization protocols or minimally invasive surgical intervention.
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