Application of Contemporary Magnifying Methods in the Diagnostics of Occlusal Carious Lesions on First Permanent Molars in Children.

Introduction: Dental operating microscopes (DOM) enable dentists to examine, with the aid of magnification and photodocumentation in clinical conditions, the occlusal anatomy of newly erupted permanent molars and to detect any early carious lesions more precisely.

Aim: To determine the advantages of magnifying technology in detecting early occlusal carious lesions in newly erupted permanent first molars.

Materials And Methods: We examined 176 first molars of 44 children divided into two age groups: 7-8 and 9-10 years.