Comparison of dentin hardness between conventional drill and chemomechanical methods in primary and permanent dentition using nanoindenter

• Main Authors: M Kruthika (Author), K Ramesh (Author), S Shankar (Author), V Suresh Kumar (Author), Arumugam Karthik (Author), P K Sasikumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Latest theories regarding the rationale of carious dentin removal are beginning to question the amount of tissue that needs to be excavated to successfully treat a carious tooth. It is not always easy to make a decision at which point to stop excavation because there is an apparent lac...