Evaluation of the Success of Conventional and Biological Restorative Treatment Approaches for Caries in Primary Molars: An In Vivo Study

Maryam I Undre; Yusuf Chunawala; Shikha Choubey; Maheen N Shaikh; Aliya Ershad; Sana Qureshi

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2644

Evaluation of the Success of Conventional and Biological Restorative Treatment Approaches for Caries in Primary Molars: An In Vivo Study

Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2023 Jul-Aug;16(4):591-597. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2644.

Authors

Maryam I Undre¹, Yusuf Chunawala², Shikha Choubey³, Maheen N Shaikh², Aliya Ershad², Sana Qureshi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry, Masina Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
² Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
³ Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, ITS Dental College, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Background: In order to compare the clinical and radiographic success of three treatment modalities-conventional restoration (CR), nonrestorative caries treatment (NRCT), and Hall technique (HT), with a 3-month to 1 year follow-up in deciduous molars with occlusal or proximal carious lesions.

Design: Children between the ages of 5 and 8 were chosen for the study, having a total of 120 teeth. They were split into three groups, each with 40 participants-CR, HT, and NRCT. Clinical and radiographic evaluation was done at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Data were statistically analyzed.

Results: The Chi-squared value and p-value were found to be insignificant when comparing clinical and radiographic ratings of all three groups at 3, 6, 9, and 12-month intervals.

Conclusion: Hall technique (HT) performed better than CR. NRCT was more acceptable to patients than CR.

How to cite this article: Undre MI, Chunawala Y, Choubey S, et al. Evaluation of the Success of Conventional and Biological Restorative Treatment Approaches for Caries in Primary Molars: An In Vivo Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2023;16(4):591-597.

Keywords: 38% silver diamine fluoride; Compomer; Hall technique; Nonrestorative cavity control; Primary dentition caries.