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Year : 2007 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 93-96 |
Various methods of caries removal in children: A comparative clinical study
IK Pandit, N Srivastava, N Gugnani, M Gupta, L Verma
Department of Pedodontics, Preventive and Community Dentistry, D. A. V. Dental College, Yamuna Nagar, India
Correspondence Address:
L Verma D.A.V. Centenary Dental College, Model Town, Yamuna Nagar 135001, Haryana India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.33456
An in vivo study comparing the different methods of caries removal was done in children of age group 6-9 years. Among these patients a total number of 150 carious deciduous teeth were selected. Caries removal was done by hand instruments, airotor and carisolv. The efficacy, time taken and pain experienced by the patient during caries removal was evaluated. The results showed that airotor was the most efficient method (mean value 0.38), while carisolv was the least painful (mean value 0.080) and the most time consuming method (534.8 seconds).
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