title: Caries removal in primary teeth--a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This systematic review addressed what the ideal limit is for removing carious tissue to address a caries lesion.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Medline, Cochrane, and PubMed databases were searched for abstracts of English-language articles published between 2000 and 2010 as well as randomized clinical trials about the total, partial, and/or nonmechanical removal of carious tissue in primary teeth. The analysis of the abstracts was performed individually by two reviewers. The full text of potentially relevant studies was obtained, analyzed based on criteria for quality assessment of a randomized clinical trial, and placed in an evidence-based table.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After reading the abstracts, 151 articles were excluded. Six references met the inclusion criteria and were selected for full reading. After the reviewers consulted with one another, three papers were considered potentially relevant to this review.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This analysis suggests that minimally invasive procedures for dental tissue are viable choices for stopping caries lesions. Partial or nonmechanical removal of carious tissue favors the arrest of dental caries lesions.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Camaragibe, Brazil. jainara.s@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Jainara Maria Soares
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Sérgio Luiz
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Fábio Correia
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Valdenice Aparecida
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: de Menezes
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003442:Crowns; D057087:Dental Atraumatic Restorative Treatment; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements