ABSTRACT
RESUMO
CLINICAL TRIALS WITH ATRAUMATIC RESTORATIVE
TREATMENT (ART) IN DECIDUOS AND
PERMANENT TEETH
ESTUDOS CLÍNICOS UTILIZANDO O TRATAMENTO RESTAURADOR ATRAUMÁTICO
(TRA) EM DENTES DECÍDUOS E PERMANENTES
Eduardo BRESCIANI
DDS, MSc, Graduate student, Department of Operative Dentistry Endodontology and Dental Materials, Bauru Dental School, University
of São Paulo, Brazil
Corresponding address: Eduardo Bresciani - Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru – Universidade de São Paulo - Departamento de
Dentistica, Endodontia e Materiais Dentários - Al. Dr. Octavio Pinheiro Brisola 9-75 - Cep.: 17012-901, Bauru - São Paulo
Tel / FAX: + 55 14 32358325 - e:mail: edubresc@usp.br
his paper presents a review of the literature on clinical trials with Atraumatic Restorative Treatment. The available scientific
literature is encouraging in terms of management of dental caries by this approach, especially for one-surface lesions. The
steps of ART are described and the crucial points highlighted. The incorporation of ART into primary health care services, as
Family Health Program – PSF, was considered.
Uniterms: Atraumatic Restorative Treatment; Clinical trials, failures; Health care services.