title: Clinical evaluation of Carisolv in the chemico-mechanical removal of carious dentin.
abstract: The Chemo-mechanical caries removal technique involves the application of chemical agents, to cause a selective softening of the carious dentine and facilitate removal by gentle excavation. Carisolv is one such new chemical agent used in this minimal invasive technique of carious dentine removal. The present study was, therefore, undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of Carisolv in the chemo-mechanical removal of carious dentine, the time taken for caries removal, the perception of the treatment by the patient, and to evaluate the restorations, radiographically. Accordingly, fifty primary and permanent molars with dentinal carious lesions were excavated using this technique of caries removal. The chemo-mechanical caries removal technique using Carisolv proved to be an effective atraumatic treatment modality with potential interest for use in clinical pediatric dentistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000379:methods*; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D004923:Erythrosine; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007930:Leucine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008239:Lysine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D016877:Oxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011859:Radiography; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: C119934:Carisolv; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D016877:Oxidants; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D007930:Leucine; D008239:Lysine; D004923:Erythrosine