Carie Care, Chemomechanical Caries Removal Technique in Primary Teeth

The Effectiveness of Carie Care, Chemomechanical Caries Removal Technique in Primary Teeth (Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial)

Chemomechanical caries removal systems have emerged as a possible valuable alternative to conventional rotary caries removal techniques in pediatric patients. Carie-Care™ is an economically minimally invasive approach that selectively removes caries-infected tissue leaving the caries-affected tissue to conserve tooth structure

Inclusion Criteria:

• Open carious lesions with a moderately deep dentin carious lesion(scores five or six, according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System[ICDAS].
• The access of the carious lesion has to be large enough to allow the penetration of the excavator
• Children with behavior rating 3 or 4 according to the Frankl scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• Clinical or radiographic evidence of pulp, furcation, or periapical pathosis
• Proximal caries evidenced by bitewing x-ray