title: Chemomechanical Excavation is More Time-consuming Than Rotary, but not Necessarily Hand Excavation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on chemomechanical caries removal. Hamama, H., et al.Oper Dent 2015;40(4):E167-178.
  
  
  METHODS
  Falk Schwendicke, DDS, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: How valid were the methodologies of studies on chemomechnical caries removal, and is chemomechanical caries removal more time-consuming than conventional hand or rotary excavation?
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Information not available
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic review with meta-analysis of data
  
  
  METHODS
  Level 3: Other evidence
  
  
  METHODS
  Grade C (no patient-centered/relevant outcomes).
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Charité - University of Medicine, Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Aßmannshauser Str. 4-6, 14197 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: +49 030 450 662556; fax: +49 030 450 7562556. Electronic address: falk.schwendicke@charite.de.
authors.forename: Falk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schwendicke
mesh_terms: D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation; D006801:Humans