Abstract

BELLO, Sorely C  and  FERNANDEZ, Luzcabel. Atraumatic Restorative Treatment like a tool of the Simplified Dentistry Review. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2008, vol.46, n.4, pp.567-572. ISSN 0001-6365.

The atraumatic restorative treatment constitutes a new vision of the dentistry, was created in the decade of the 80 in Tanzania. This technique design with the purpose of taking care of the necessities of oral health of the patients more destitute and those than lives in remote zones in where the sophisticated equipment does not exist, nor the services of electricity, potable water, etc. These treatments consist of eliminating the smaller amount of dental tissue, using manual instruments, glass ionomer cement like obturating material, without the necessity of dental equipment since any space and furniture in where a patient can be laid down will allow this receiving the treatment. A key aspect of the technique consists of orienting to the patient in prophylactic methods and nutritional habits that cause a change in the bacterium flora of the buccal cavity, preventing the proliferation of pathogenic agents causes of the dental caries. It is a simple technique that can be executed by attending personnel, under the supervision of the dentist, which allows to have a greater cover in the population, additionally is little expensive. The intention of this review is to inform briefly the suggested protocol in the use of this technique.

Keywords : Atraumatic restorative treatment; glass ionomer cement; dental caries.