title: Clinical evaluation of caries removal in primary teeth using conventional, chemomechanical and laser technique: an in vivo study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate four different techniques of caries excavation in primary teeth in terms of efficacy, efficiency and pain experienced during the procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sample of 120 teeth from children aged 5 to 9 years were equally divided into 4 groups - Air rotor (group A), Carisolv (group B), Papacarie (group C) and Er:YAG laser (group D). Visual and tactile criteria along with DIAGNOdent pen value was used to evaluate efficacy. Time was recorded to determine efficiency and FLACC scale was used to assess the pain experienced.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Air rotor and laser were more effective and efficient method whereas laser and CMCR methods were more comfortable methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laser irradiation and CMCR methods are comparable to conventional methods in terms of effectiveness and are less painful methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Newer techniques of CMCR and laser irradiation of dentinal caries are minimally invasive methods and are less painful and thus should be more frequently employed in pediatric dentistry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Mariya R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bohari
authors.forename: Yusuf K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chunawalla
authors.forename: Bijle Mohammed Nadeem
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000145:classification; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003448:Crying; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment; D004526:Efficiency; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007930:Leucine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008239:Lysine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010206:Papain / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: C119934:Carisolv; C509557:Papacarie; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D010206:Papain; D007930:Leucine; D008239:Lysine