{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Protrusive Dental Podcast","title":"A Practical Guide to Modern Caries Management Part 2 – Peptides, SDF, Hydroxyapatite and Xeristomia! – PDP269","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3345,"description":"Should we still be drilling early caries lesions?\nWhere do peptides, resin infiltration, fluoride varnish and SDF actually fit in modern practice?\nIs hydroxyapatite toothpaste a genuine alternative to fluoride, or just another dental trend?\nAnd when you see that suspicious grey occlusal shadow, do you seal it, explore it, or actively surveil it?\nIn part two of this modern caries management episode, Jaz continues the conversation with Prof. Avijit Banerjee on minimal intervention dentistry. This episode moves beyond diagnosis and communication into the practical management of early and progressing caries lesions, including peptides, SDF, hydroxyapatite toothpaste, fissure sealing, xerostomia, root caries and selective caries removal.\n https://youtu.be/dGt7FW7C4N0 \nWatch PDP269 on YouTube\nProtrusive Dental Pearl\nUse the Contemporary Caries Management Implementation Pack as a chairside aid to turn the episode into daily clinical action.\n⚠️ Learning the evidence is not enough if it never makes it into your patient conversations, risk assessment or treatment planning.\n✅ Print it, laminate it, and use it to support communication, diagnosis, active surveillance and minimally invasive decision-making.\nDisclaimer: This is an educational resource produced by Team Protrusive, derived from the two-part Protrusive Dental Podcast episode featuring Prof. Avijit Banerjee. Its contents were not written, reviewed, or endorsed by Prof. Banerjee; they represent Team Protrusive’s own interpretation of the material discussed. It is intended as a practical summary and is not a substitute for primary sources. We strongly encourage all clinicians to consult the latest Clinical Practice Guidelines before making treatment decisions.\nKey Takeaways:\nPeptides are designed to infiltrate early enamel lesions and create a scaffold for mineral deposition.\nPeptide technologies still need minerals from saliva, toothpaste, mouthwash or other sources to work.\nFluoride supports remineralisation; it...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hLSIeRiYSp0oTfIk0BzEukFutShD18hH3f6fq4QHsWw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZmM0/ZTNjYzdiZDJhNGFj/MzBiYmU2NTUwNmM2/NzQ2My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}