A Clinical and Microbiological Assessment of the Efficacy of Chemo-mechanical Caries Removal Versus Conventional Caries Removal Methods in Children: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Chemo-mechanical were be used as a Chemo-mechanical caries removal agent for one side of the bilateral carious teeth (selected randomly). Application of the material were be done according to the manufacturer's instructions (20). The material will be applied with a blunt spoon excavator and left for 2 minutes allowing the chemistry to work. The decayed dentin which becomes soft (due to the action of the material) was being scraped away using a blunt excavator in a pendulum movement without pressure. If necessary, the procedure will be repeated to get healthy dentin. The cavity will be visually inspected by caries detector dye to assess the complete removal of the carious dentin.