The method, known as the Hall Technique (HT) involves sealing early caries in primary molars with no tooth cutting, no removal of caries, and no local anaesthesia. That is “no needle "and "no drill”. A preformed metal crown (PMC), also referred to as a stainless steel crown, is cemented directly over caries that does not extend radiographically beyond the middle third of dentine. The sealing of...

Dental caries and periodontal disease are the two main diseases initiated in childhood and their prevention should be carried out early before the insidious onset of the disease. Dental plaque is the most important etiologic factor for these diseases. Therefore dental plaque control using various methods and agents helps in controlling initiation of gingival and periodontal diseases. A combinat...

1Senior lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, D J College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar (U.P) India 2Senior lecturer, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, D J College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar (U.P) India 3Reader, Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, D J College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar (U.P) Ind...

BACKGROUND Caries excavation is a noninvasive technique of caries removal with maximum preservation of healthy tooth structure. AIM To compare the efficacy of three different caries excavation techniques in reducing the count of cariogenic flora. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty healthy primary molars were selected from 26 healthy children with occlusal carious lesions without pulpal involvement...

To evaluate the fidelity of the iDental system and investigate its utility and performance on simulated drilling operations, user studies consisting of objective and subjective evaluations were performed. A voxel-based drilling simulation sub-system in the iDental system was employed for evaluation. Twenty participants were enrolled to take part in the experiments and were divided into two grou...

Background: We continually look for better ways to slow down or hopefully even arrest the caries process. It is well known that oxygen, particularly in the form of ozone, can be effective in reducing the number of or even killing cariogenic microflora. Recently, a device had been developed to manufacture and deliver ozone in situ, on the tooth, with the intention of killing the caries-causing b...

AIM To evaluate four different techniques of caries excavation in primary teeth in terms of efficacy, efficiency and pain experienced during the procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sample of 120 teeth from children aged 5 to 9 years were equally divided into 4 groups - Air rotor (group A), Carisolv (group B), Papacarie (group C) and Er:YAG laser (group D). Visual and tactile criteria along with ...

Aim: This study was conducted to throw light on the effect of papain –based gel (Papacarié) on microleakage and microshear bond strength of two esthetic restorative materials ; glass ionomer restoration (Fuji IX GP) and light cured hybrid composite resin (Valux Plus, 3M ESPE). Methods: Microleakage test: thirty primary molars with carious occlusal surfaces were randomly assigned into three grou...