BACKGROUND: The authors investigated the effectiveness of chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR) compared with the traditional method (TM) of caries removal using a round bur when treating dentinal-depth occlusal lesions with minimal enamel access in primary molars. The authors also compare CMCR with TM to determine if it had a higher efficacy and could be used more frequently without the subject's having to undergo local anesthesia. METHODS: The authors collected data from 50 children during operative appointments at which caries was removed using one of the two methods. RESULTS:Complete caries removal within 15 minutes was achieved in only 57.7 percent of the CMCR-treated teeth. In 42.3 percent of these teeth, residual caries was removed using TM. CMCR was almost eight times more time-consuming than was TM when used to excavate dentinal-depth occlusal lesions with minimal cavitation. There was no significant difference between CMCR and TM in the number of subjects who needed to undergo local anesthesia. CONCLUSIONS: The authors found no direct clinical advantage in using CMCR over using TM for treating occlusal dentinal lesions with minimal cavitation in pediatric patients.
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BACKGROUND: The authors investigated the effectiveness of chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR) compared with the traditional method (TM) of caries removal using a round bur when treating dentinal-depth occlusal lesions with minimal enamel access in primary molars. The authors also compare CMCR with TM to determine if it had a higher efficacy and could be used more frequently without the subject's having to undergo local anesthesia. METHODS: The authors collected data from 50 children during operative appointments at which caries was removed using one of the two methods. RESULTS: Complete caries removal within 15 minutes was achieved in only 57.7 percent of the CMCR-treated teeth. In 42.3 percent of these teeth, residual caries was removed using TM. CMCR was almost eight times more time-consuming than was TM when used to excavate dentinal-depth occlusal lesions with minimal cavitation. There was no significant difference between CMCR and TM in the number of subjects who needed to undergo local anesthesia. CONCLUSIONS: The authors found no direct clinical advantage in using CMCR over using TM for treating occlusal dentinal lesions with minimal cavitation in pediatric patients.
Authors: Falk Schwendicke; Tanya Walsh; Thomas Lamont; Waraf Al-Yaseen; Lars Bjørndal; Janet E Clarkson; Margherita Fontana; Jesus Gomez Rossi; Gerd Göstemeyer; Colin Levey; Anne Müller; David Ricketts; Mark Robertson; Ruth M Santamaria; Nicola Pt Innes Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2021-07-19
Authors: Lara Jansiski Motta; Sandra Kalil Bussadori; Ana Paula Campanelli; André Luis da Silva; Thays Almeida Alfaya; Camila Haddad Leal de Godoy; Maria Fidela de Lima Navarro Journal: Int J Dent Date: 2013-12-04