Abstract

FIGUEROA-GORDON, M. Caries secundaria. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2009, vol.47, n.2, pp.474-480. ISSN 0001-6365.

The secondary or recurrent caries is one of the main reasons for replacement of restorations. The lesion secondary caries occurs at the margin of an existing restoration, and consist of two parts, an outer lesion and/or a wall lesion. The clinical diagnosis, is based on the presence of staining and ditching marginal, both signs are not absolute criteria for the diagnosis of secondary caries. The next literature review presents recent studies of the association between secondary caries to the following: marginal ditching, marginal staining, affected dentin and restorative material.

Keywords : secondary caries; recurrent caries; wall lesion; outer lesion; marginal staining; marginal ditching.