Effectiveness of chemomechanical caries removal agents Papacarie®and Carie-Care™ in primary molars: An in vitro study

ABSTRACT Background and objective Microleakage of restored teeth can be considered as a major contributing factor for the occurrence of tooth discoloration, secondary caries, deterioration of restorative material, postoperative tooth sensitivity, and pulpal irritation. The objective of this study was to compare the microleakage of primary molars restored with conventional glassionomer cement (GIC) and Giomer after caries removal using conventional cavity preparation (CCP) and chemo-mechanical caries removal (CMCR) techniques. Materials and Methods Sixty extracted carious human primary molars were randomly assigned into three groups of 20 each based on the method of caries removal: Group A: CCP technique; group B: CMCR using Papacarie gel; and group C: CMCR using Carisolv gel. Each group was further divided into two of 10 teeth each according to the restorative material used – conventional GIC (Fuji II) and Giomer (Beautifil II). The restored teeth were thermocycled, immersed in methylene blue dye, sectioned, and examined under stereomicroscope to elicit the dye penetration scores. Results The results demonstrated that none of the restorative materials were free from microleakage. In Fuji II samples highest microleakage scores were noticed in group A (2.09) followed by group B (0.64), and least in group C (0.27), which were statistically significant. However, in Giomer samples no statistical significant difference in microleakage scores was noticed among the three groups. Conclusion Chemo-mechanical caries removal technique showed less microleakage when compared to CCP technique and the marginal sealing ability of Giomer was superior to conventional GIC. How to cite this article Sankar AJS, Birra C, Bandi S, Chinta M, Enuganti S, Mukthineni S. Comparative Evaluation of Microleakage in Restored Primary Molars using Conventional and Chemomechanical Removal of Carious Tissue: An in vitro Study. J Contemp Dent 2016;6(2):108-113.

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Chemomechanical Caries Removal in Primary Molars : Evaluation of Marginal Leakage and Shear Bond Strength in Bonded Restorations” - An in Vitro Study

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry ◽

10.17796/jcpd.37.3.a56x8502133706nq ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 269-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

PM Viral ◽

C Nagarathna ◽

B S Shakuntala

Keyword(s):

Bond Strength ◽

Shear Bond Strength ◽

In Vitro Study ◽

Vitro Study ◽

Primary Molars ◽

Strength Evaluation ◽

Group I ◽

Caries Removal ◽

The Mean

Objectives : To evaluate and compare the efficiency, marginal leakage and shear bond strength of Carisolv and Papacarie in primary molars. Method: Freshly extracted 60 human carious primary molars were randomly divided into two experimental groups - Group I [ caries removal by Carisolv ] and Group II [ caries removal by Papacarie ]. The amount of time taken for complete caries removal was recorded using a stopwatch. After bonded restorations, both the experimental groups were further randomly subdivided into four experimental groups and subjected to marginal leakage and shear bond strength evaluation. Results : Papacarie [ 337.67 ± 18.13 ] was clinically more efficient than Carisolv [461.33 ± 27.76 ] in removing caries with respect to time in seconds. 66.7% of teeth treated with Carisolv did not show any marginal leakage as compared to 20% with Papacarie. The mean [ ± SD ] shear bond strength of Carisolv [ 9.67 ± 3.80 ] treated teeth was slightly more when compared to Papacarie [ 8.36 ± 4.51]. Conclusion :Papacarie was clinically more efficient in caries removal but showed significantly more marginal leakage than Carisolv.

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