Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART)
TREATMENT FOR DENTAL CARIES THAT USES MANUAL EXCAVATION AND GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS
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Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) is a method for cleaning out tooth decay (dental caries) from teeth using only hand instruments (dental hatchet and spoon-excavator) and placing a filling. It does not use rotary dental instruments (dental drills) to prepare the tooth and can be placed in settings with no access to dental equipment.