Comparison of the efficacy of smart polymer burs with Carisolv gel in removing dental caries and reducing pain in children - a clinical study.

Abstract

Introduction The disadvantages of using  conventional method in dental caries removal, such as patient discomfort, pain, and use of local anesthesia, in addition to thermal effects on dental pulp as a result of  using high speed rotating burs,  have increased the need for new approaches in removing caries can be more acceptable to patients and more conservative for dental tissues. Such as chemo-mechanical method (Carisolv) and  smart polymer burs.|

Methodology:. A total of 44 carious primary mandibular molars were selected for the study from  children aged (6-8) years, they were selected from Damascus schools.

Results: Statistical analyzes of the samples showed that there were no significant differences between groups (p > 0.05) for patient pain  but there were significant differences between groups (p<0.05) for the effectiveness of caries removal.

Conclusion: Smart polymer burs are as effective as Carisolv gel in reducing pain during dental treatment in children but are less effective in removing dental caries