Title:Aesthetic Management of mild fluorosis in permanent anterior teeth by Resin infiltration – patient perceptions.

Introduction: Several treatment strategies have been suggested for qualitative defects of fluorosis depending upon the type and progression of the defect. Resin infiltration material is a promising alternative in this context.Present study was designed to explore the improvement in enamel translucency of young permanent anterior with mild fluorosis after treatment with Resin Infiltration, with patient perceptions as one of the important outcomes.

Methodology:All the selected teeth (fifty) with mild fluorosis were subjected to the ‘resin infiltration’ intervention. Defects were subjected to photographic imaging using digital camera before and after intervention. Patients were blinded to pre–operative and post–operative  photographs of their treated teeth. They were asked to rate the photographs on a given scale. Similar photography and rating was done after one visit.

Results: All teeth scored fairly well on the post–operative photographs than the pre–operative photographs. Hence, most of the patients were highly satisfied with the intervention and did not feel any scope of improvement in appearance.