Dental caries. Diagnosis and treatment.

The diagnosis of tooth decay must go beyond the clinical detection of a carious lesion. The practitioner should assess the individual's risk factors as well as the activity of the lesion. Our traditional instrumentation has limitations.

Von Gierke's disease: report of case.

Von Gierke's disease, or hepatorenal glycogenesis, type I, presents an interesting challenge to the dental practitioner. Showing an incidence of 1/400,000, it is a fairly rare occurrence. It indicates the importance of proper medical consultation in treating these children, and proper dental treatment and preventive programs to alleviate what could be dangerous for these patients.