Resin infiltrations appear to reduce white spot lesions on teeth, a randomized controlled trial shows, Medscape reports.

Lesions treated with resin infiltration shrunk by a mean of 60.9% 8 weeks after treatment, whereas lesions in an untreated control group grew by 3.3%.

Seth V. Senestraro, DDS, from the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, and colleagues published the results of their trial in the September issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

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