..., respectively with no significant difference between 3 groups ( p = 0.811). None of the baseline variables had any significant influence on the treatment success. Conclusion: Partial caries excavation has a high success rate to treat deep carious lesions in permanent teeth after 12 months of follow-up...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Calcium hydroxide Carious dentin Deep carious lesions Glass ionomer cement Stepwise excavation Stepwise excavation has been widely used in the treatment of deep...

...L. Bjørndal; T. Larsen; A. Thylstrup Concern about the survival of microorganisms in deep carious lesions may often lead to unnecessary exposure of the pulp during final excavation. There are reasons, therefore, to initiate systematic studies on the alternative procedure known as stepwise...

.... Chlorhexidine Deep carious lesions Demeclocycline Lactobacilli Ledermix paste Stepwise excavation Total viable counts Original Paper Caries Res 2004;38:436 441 DOI: 10.1159/000079624 Received: December 23, 2002 Accepted after revision: November 20, 2003 Suppression of Caries-Related Microorganisms...

...L. Bjørndal; T. Larsen This study examined the cultivable microflora before and after stepwise excavation procedures in deep carious lesions in 9 permanent teeth, categorized according to degrees of proximal surface destruction. The final excavation was performed 4–6 months after the initial...