Alternative Caries Removal Methods

Alternative fog removal methods in mine ramps

Chemomechanical caries removal method versus mechanical caries removal methods in clinical and community-based setting: A comparative in vivo study

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of various caries removal techniques in mandibular primary molars using Smart Burs, atraumatic restorative technique (ART) (mechanical caries removal) and Carie-care (chemomechanical caries removal [CMCR]) among primary school children in clinical and community-based settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 80 carious primary mandibular molars were sel...

Laser Technology for Caries Removal

Laser technology has been in the scope of dentistry community since Stern & Sognnaes (1964) studied laser application on dental hard tissues. Lasers have become an attractive instrument for many dental procedures including soft tissues surgery (Sperandio et al., 2011), decontamination (Benedicenti et al., 2008; Koba et al., 1998) and for assuring antiinflammatory effects (Lang-Bicuto et al., 20...

Chemomechanical caries removal for children.

Pain is still an actual problem in dentistry, and a usage of anaesthetics can be still limited, so new ways of caries treatment are still being searched in order to ease this process both to a patient and a doctor. Efficiency of chemomechanical tooth treatment to children was studied. 30 children within two age groups of 3-6 and 7-13 years took part in this research, and their teeth with caries...

Case report: ultrasonic cavity preparation -- an alternative approach for caries removal in paediatric dentistry.

BACKGROUND Since the invention and application of rotating instruments, the operative treatment of carious lesions has often resulted in considerable removal of tooth structure. Moreover, conventional caries removal and cavity preparation by a combination of the use of a turbine and a handpiece with a bur presents disadvantages to very young patients, whose perception of drilling is unpleasant....