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14.Evaluation of Success of Restoration after Chemo Mechanical Caries Removal by Using Papain Based Gel

Sadia Javed1, Muhammad Bader Munir1, Ali Altaf1, Mahrukh Anwar2, Nighat Shafi3 and Maryam Virda4

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the restoration’s success after chemo mechanical caries removal by using papain based gel.

Study Design: descriptive case study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Operative Dentistry Department of de’ Montmorency College of Dentistry/Punjab Dental Hospital Lahore from February, 2016 to August, 2016.

Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive case series study. A sample size 100 patients were selected by using nonprobability consecutive technique of sampling. All Patients of both genders having age of 10-16 years were involved  in this research and patients with presence of fistula and patients having history of pain(VAS score 4-8) were excluded from the study. Papain based gel had been applied to the cavity and allows 30-40 seconds for the gel to work, and the patients had been followed up for 1 month for assessment of restoration.

Results: In this study among 100 patients, the average age of the patients was 13.06 ± 1.99 years. The success of restoration after chemo mechanical removal of caries by using papain based gel was present in 73.0% patients while it was absent in 27.0%.

Conclusion: Removal of caries after chemo mechanical by using papain based gel showed high efficacy of success of restoration.

Key Words: Chemo Mechanical, Papain based gel, Caries

Citation of article: Javed S, Munir MB, Altaf A, Anwar M, Shafi N, Virda M. Evaluation of Success of Restoration after Chemo Mechanical Caries Removal by Using Papain Based Gel. Med Forum 2022;33(2):61-64.