COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN AND TIME TAKEN BY THREE TECHNIQUES OF CARIES REMOVAL: CHEMOMECHANICAL CARIES REMOVAL, CARIES REMOVAL WITH SMART BURS AND CONVENTIONAL CARIES REMOVAL- A CLINICAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Background: Many chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR) agents have been introduced and marketed since 1970s, with each new one being better and effective than the previously introduced. CMCR and Smart Burs (mechanical caries removal) are minimally invasive treatment approaches which selectively remove caries-infected tissue while leaving intact caries-affected tissue-conserving tooth structure. Aim: to compare the effectiveness of different caries removal techniques in primary teeth using the BRIX-3000, conventional caries removal , and Smart Burs in removing dentinal caries. The time taken for caries removal, the efficacy of caries removal and patient acceptance will be evaluated for clinical success with different caries removal techniques. Materials and methods: the study will be carried in thirty primary teeth in children aged 5-10 years with asymptomatic carious lesion. The teeth will be randomly divided into three groups depending on type of caries removal method used. Results: There was statistically significant difference among the groups with respect to childs behaviour , time taken and efficiency of caries removal Conclusion:The time taken to remove caries by Conventional method was observed to be significantly lower as compared to that taken by smart burs and Brix - 3000. The clinical efficacy of caries removal was highest with conventional method followed by almost comparable effectiveness by smart burs and Brix-3000. However,Patient acceptance during caries removal was found to be highest with Brix - 3000 followed by Smart burs and least by Conventional method.