title: Awareness of dental surgeons in Pune and Mumbai, India, regarding chemomechanical caries removal system.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate awareness of dental surgeons in Pune and Mumbai, India regarding chemomechanical caries removal system (CMCR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty practicing dental surgeons from Mumbai (30) and Pune (30) were surveyed using questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative data was collected on the basis of structured schedule questionnaire method.
  
  
  METHODS
  Statistical analysis was done using SPSS v. 12.0. To test statistical significance, Chi-square test, Fishers exact test and Mann-Whitney U test were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of total respondents, 46.7% dental surgeons in Pune and 13.3% in Mumbai were aware about CMCR products. Carisolv® was known to 57.1% of dental surgeons in Pune and 75% in Mumbai, whereas, Papacarie® was known to 28.6% of dentists in Pune and none in Mumbai among the respondents aware about CMCR products.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A significantly higher proportion of dental surgeons from Pune were aware about CMCR products compared to Mumbai. Dental surgeons from Mumbai were unaware about Papacarie®. Almost equal proportion of Dentists from Mumbai and Pune would like to undergo CDE programs to seek knowledge on CMCR, particularly Papacarie®.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yogita Dental College and Hospital, Khed, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India. nbijle@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Mohammed Nadeem Ahmed
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Bijle
authors.forename: Shankargouda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Shahzad S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mumkekar
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Murali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000613:Aminobutyrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D003815:Dentists; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D005260:Female; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007930:Leucine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008239:Lysine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010206:Papain / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011364:Professional Practice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000613:Aminobutyrates; C119934:Carisolv; C509557:Papacarie; D018698:Glutamic Acid; C018172:GK 101E; D010206:Papain; D007930:Leucine; D008239:Lysine