The aim of this study was to test the possibility of the concomitant formation of calculus deposits and caries from in situ dentin caries model for short time periods. Six volunteers wore palatal removal appliances with four polished dentin specimens protected from intra-oral mechanical forces for up to 14 days. Each volunteer applied a 50% sucrose solution (four times a day) on the specimens a...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a visual-tactile examination and a laser fluorescence device for detecting residual dentinal caries after carious dentin removal with bur excavation, hand excavation and chemomechanical excavation (Carisolv()]. METHODS Thirty extracted coronal caries primary second molars were used. The caries infected dentin has been removed...

AIM To evaluate awareness of dental surgeons in Pune and Mumbai, India regarding chemomechanical caries removal system (CMCR). STUDY DESIGN Sixty practicing dental surgeons from Mumbai (30) and Pune (30) were surveyed using questionnaire. MATERIALS AND METHODS Qualitative data was collected on the basis of structured schedule questionnaire method. STATISTICS Statistical analysis was done ...

The aim of the present study was to assess pain and the need for anesthesia during chemomechanical caries removal with Papacarie gel and the traditional method (low-speed bur) in pediatric patients. A randomized, controlled, clinical trial with a "split-mouth" design was carried out involving 20 children (10 girls and 10 boys) aged four to seven years. Forty primary teeth (two per child) were r...

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...

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...

The detection of dental decay has conventionally been dependent upon direct visual assessment of the dried tooth surface under good illumination, tactile assessment of open dental caries using a probe to help clean debris within fissures, clinical experience and the use of dental radiography. Studies have shown considerable variation berween clinicians in the detection of dental caries. Recent ...