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

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.