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ENAMEL MICROABRASION
PRESENTED BY
DR SALMAN SALEEM
CONTENTS
• Definition.
• History
• Advantage
• Disadvantage
• Indication
• Contraindication
• Different Techniques of enamel Microabrasion.
• DEFINITION
• Enamel microabrasion is a procedure in which a
microscopic layer of enamel is simultaneously eroded
and abraded with special compound, leaving a
perfectly intact enamel surface behind.
• It is used to treat enamel discoloration, which may be
the result of hypomineralization, hypermineralization
or staining.
HISTORY
• It removes enamel.
• Hydrochloric acid compound are caustic.
• It requires a visit to the dental office.
• It cannot be delegate and must be carried out by a dentist.
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES OF
MICROABRASION
• Sundfeld RH, Neto DS, Machado LS, Franco LM, Fagundes TC, Briso ALF.
Microabrasion in tooth enamel discoloration defects: three cases with long-term follow-
ups. J Appl Oral Sci. 2014; 22 (4):347-54.
• Paschoal MAB, Zuanon ACC, Pinto LS. Limitations of enamel microabrasion technique
applied in a pediatric patient: case report. Rev Odontol UNESP. 2011; 40(2): 103-7.
• Cunha LFD, Souza JFD, Baechtold MS, Correr GM, Nescimento BL, Gonzaga CC.
Microabrasion. Rev Odonto Cienc 2016;31(1):36-40
• Feregrino L, Gutierrez J F, Gutierrez RR. The Microabrasion Technique with Acrylic
Bur. Case Report. ODOVTOS-Int J Dent Sci 2016;18:77- 84.
• Stenhagen KR, Tveit AB. Microabrasion: a minimally invasive technique to improve
aesthetics. Tandlægebladet. 2016:890-6.
• Bertoldo C, Lima D, Fragoso L, Ambrosano G, Aguiar F, Lovadino J. Evalution of the
effects of different methods of microabrasion and polishing on roughnerss of dental
enamel. Ind J Dent Research 2014;25(3):290-3.