Aesthetic restoration of deciduous anterior teeth after removal of carious tissue with Papacárie

Indian J Dent Res. 2009 Jan-Mar;20(1):117-20. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.49060.

Abstract

The development of conservative techniques for the removal of carious tissue and the improvement of dental restoration materials allow better preservation of the dental structure. Chemomechanical caries removal is a conservative and atraumatic alternative. Papacárie is a papain-based material developed to act only on the carious dentin, allowing its easy removal with a blunt curette. This study aims to present a clinical case of aesthetic restoration of both upper deciduous central incisors after the removal of carious tissue with Papacárie.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Composite Resins
  • Dental Caries / therapy*
  • Dental Cavity Preparation / methods*
  • Dental Restoration, Permanent / methods*
  • Dentin
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Maxilla
  • Nanocomposites
  • Papain / therapeutic use*
  • Tooth, Deciduous

Substances

  • Composite Resins
  • Filtek Supreme
  • Papacarie
  • Papain