Abstract

Aim: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of three caries removal techniques namely Hand Excavation, Smart Burs and Cariecare on resin bonding characteristics of dentine using SEM analysis. Materials and Methods: In-vitro, randomized, prospective study was done on 30 extracted permanent molars by randomly dividing samples into 3 groups, namely Spoon excavator, Cariecare and Smart Bur on the basis of method of caries excavation. Following caries removal by the three methods, the samples were restored using composite resin and sectioned into two halves for SEM analysis. Results: Cariecare removed the caries significantly more efficiently and showed better resin tags and hence bonding characteristics than both mechanical methods (p value.000). Conclusion: Cariecare can be used as an alternative method followed by acceptable bonding material for treatment of carious permanent teeth in children while bonding with total etch resin technique.