DePaola et al described different kinds of dental root surface caries. The authors are from the Forsyth Dental Center in Boston.
Types of designations:
(1) caries description
(2) restoration description
(3) noncaries description
|
Caries Description |
Designation |
Code |
|
well-defined, yellowish or light brown softened surface without cavitation before probing |
incipient caries |
C1 |
|
well-defined yellowish or light brown softened surface broken or with discontinuity |
frank cavitation |
C2 |
|
darkly stained and almost black leathery or hardened consistency penetration difficult no resistance on withdrawal with or without cavitation |
arrested caries |
AC |
|
soft, yellowish or light brown caries at the interface between the restoration and the root surface |
secondary caries |
CF |
|
Restoration Description |
Designation |
Code |
|
restoration involving the root surface only |
root restoration |
F |
|
restoration primarily in enamel but extends onto the root |
overlapping restoration |
R1 |
|
restoration primarily on the root but extends onto the enamel |
overlapping restoration |
R2 |
where:
• Root restoration (code F) combines both a location and lesion code. Having 2 codes (one for lesion, one for location) might make a cleaner classifying system.
• Although Table 4 refers to R1 and R2 referring to overlapping lesion or restoration, the text only refers to overlapping restorations.
|
Noncaries Description |
Designation |
Code |
|
wedge-shaped defect with highly polished exposed dentin, softly angled early but sharply angled later |
root abrasion |
A |
|
shallow, broad, smooth, disc-like depression, secondary to chemical action |
root erosion |
E |
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