An interventional study of Cariemove and Drilling using bur in Caries Active, sponsored by Cairo University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 10 Years to 25 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-15.
Sponsored by Cairo University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study aims to clinically assess this newly introduced Egyptian chemo-mechanical caries removal gel versus conventional drilling method . The concept of preserving healthy tooth structures and employing atraumatic restorative techniques during cavity preparation aligns with the principles of minimally invasive dentistry. This approach prioritizes patient comfort, reassurance, and fosters a positive perception of dental treatment.
Dental caries is a multifactorial dynamic disease that involves mineral loss of dental hard tissue. Caries management is the action made to interfere with the loss of minerals that could be non-operative or operative interventions according to the stage and severity of the case. In deep carious lesions, removal of caries using rotary instruments has been the most prevalent technique. This could be attributed to being rapid and efficient in caries removal. However, such technique possesses some drawbacks in terms of patient discomfort, thermal stimulation to the pulp and unnecessary excessive removal of tissues. Minimally invasive dentistry is the philosophy that aims for lesion control as well as minimal operative intervention. Preserving dental tissue by early caries detection of as well as combining non-operative minimally invasive restorative procedures are its main objective. Therefore, alternative techniques have been proposed to overcome the drawbacks of rotary instrumentation of deep lesions. One of the techniques is chemico-mechanical caries removal. Chemico-mechanical caries removal is based on enzymatic action on carious tissues dissolving them to be easily removed using an excavator. Such system allows better patient perception by avoiding the vibration caused by rotary instruments. It also helps in avoiding excessive pulpal irritation caused by the heat generated while using rotary instruments. Cariemove ,a newly introduced Egyptian product, that is based on amino acids, sodium hypochlorite and carboxyglyciene has been introduced in the market. This system lacks sufficient literature about its clinical efficiency and level of anxiety of patients during caries removal.
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Procedure: Cariemove
Procedure: Drilling using bur
It is a newly introduced Egyptian product. It consists of a transparent liquid containing 0.5% sodium hypochlorite, 0.1 M mixtures of three amino acids, leucine, lysine and glutamic acid.
Rotary dental burs using high speed hand piece under water spray cooling system
Level of anxiety and discomfort
Visual Analogue Scale from 0 to 10 (0 represents no pain and 10 represents the worst pain)
Time frame: Baseline (Day 1)
Plan to share: No — Individual participant data (IPD) will not be shared because of privacy concerns and institutional policy restrictions.
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