title: Chemical versus conventional caries removal techniques in primary teeth: a microhardness study.
abstract: The aim of this in vitro study was to assess the remaining dentinal surface after carious tooth tissue removal with a low speed conventional bur and two chemomechanical methods, (Papacárie and Carisolv), using the microhardness test. It was concluded that the hardness of the remaining dentin after carious tissue removal was lower than that obtained on healthy dentin, without significance between the different means of carious tissue removal (p<0.05).
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dentistry-University of São Paulo, Doctorate Student in Pediatric Dentistry-University of São Paulo, Brazil. fenahas@usp.br
authors.forename: Fernanda Nahás Pires
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.forename: Rachel de Oliveira
authors.initials: Rde O
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Leonardo Eloy
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rodrigues Filho
authors.forename: Antônio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muench
authors.forename: Célia Regina Martins Delgado
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000379:methods*; D003804:Dentin / Q000502:physiology; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007930:Leucine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008239:Lysine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010206:Papain / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: C119934:Carisolv; C509557:Papacarie; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D010206:Papain; D007930:Leucine; D008239:Lysine