Evaluation of chemo-mechanical caries removal (Carisolv TM Gel)‎ on primary teeth : a microhardness study

Abstract EN

Aims of study : the purpose of this study was to compare the Vickers hardness of sound dentin after carious tissue removal using the chemo–mechanical method and the conventional rotary method.

Ma-terials and Methods : The carious dentin of thirty extracted human primary lower second molars was removed using Carisolv™ and conventional rotary methods.

The Vickers hardness number (VHN) of the cavity floor was determined and the adjacent sound dentin of each tooth was used as a control ref-erence.

Results : The results indicated no statistical difference in the microhardness of the dentin in the cavity floor after treatment with Carisolv™ gel and conventional rotary method and no statistical dif-ference in the microhardness of the dentin of both types of caries removal compared with the adjacent control areas.

Conclusions : The Carisolv™ gel does not cause a significant change in the microhard-ness of dentin that remains after being submitted to carious tissue removal.