A COMAPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CLINICAL EFFICIENCY OF A CHEMO MECHANICAL AGENT, BRIX- 3000, ROUND BUR FOR CARIES REMOVAL. AN IN VIVO STUDY.

Abstract

AIM: To compare and evaluate the effectiveness of caries removal using two methods: a chemo mechanical agent, Brix3000 and conventional rotary instruments. This study also compared the difference in pain and discomfort caused by both the methods. METHODOLOGY: Owing o the power of the study, forty young participants aged between 20-30yrs, were enrolled in this study. The patient with a deep Class I carious lesion extending upto middle third of dentin and no symptoms were selected. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: Group I Brix3000 (n=20), Group II conventional method (n=20). Complete caries was excavated in both groups and then analyzed with tactile assessment. The parameters assessed were: pain, discomfort level throughout the procedure and mean time required for the treatment. RESULTS: The study showed that conventional rotary instrumentation method required significantly less time for caries removal (p = .001). but resulted in statistically higher pain score (p = .002) and discomfort to the patient as compared to the BRIX3000. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that BRIX3000 is an excellent treatment option for caries removal with the same effectiveness and less trauma than the conventional method, inspite of it taking a longer time to remove the caries.