Approaches for managing dental caries have changed dramatically in recent
years, evolving from froadichtional treatments to a preventive approach. Modern
management approaches aim to prevent the disease, manage the caries risk, and detect
caries lesions as early as possible. Also, various breakthroughs have been made in
restorative materials to improve their biocompatibility and bonding with tooth
structure. With nanotechnology, knowledge of materials, and developments in
biomaterials, the prod the action of the best quality dental restorative materials is rising.
Local anaesthesia is the standard and the backbone for controlling pain. The
introduction of newer techniques of regional anaesthesia and delivery devices assist
dentists in providing enhanced pain relief with reduced pain from injection and fewer
adverse reactions. The chapter below highlights the various advancements in
sterilisation, diagnostic aids, preventive strategies, restorative materials and techniques
and tissue engineering.
Keywords: Diagnostic Aids, Endodontics, Local Anaesthesia, Restorative materials, Tissue engineering.
