Is it possible for a dentist to use a product that highlights enamel or dentin ? It should have a real interest in the bonding procedures to apply. Of course it should not color the tissues or it should be removed very easily. Thank you for your help.
Use curing light to high light underlying enamel or dentin as for transillumination from palatal or lingual area
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You do get stains for dentin. Like in varies detection and caries activity tests. But it is mostly tactile sensation that differentiates. Dentin is softer than enamel. Infected dentin more so.
Using phosphoric acid etching gel. If the color changes to chalk white under loup with white LED light, it's enamel. If the color almost no change even cannot distinguished by loup and white LED light, it's detin.
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