Table 4 Clinical decision of the treatment and materials used
From: Management of deep carious lesions among Syrian dentists: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Categories | N | % | Clinical experience | specialty | N of restorations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Depth of Excavation | Stop at Soft Dentin | 26 | 10.4% | 0.032* | 0.481 | 0.890 |
Stop at Firm Dentin | 225 | 89.2% | ||||
No answer provided | 1 | 0.4% | ||||
Management of Discolored Dentin | Remove All Discolored Dentin | 56 | 22.3% | - | ||
Leave and Apply Liner | 180 | 71.3% | ||||
Leave Without Liner | 15 | 6.0% | ||||
No answer provided | 1 | 0.4% | ||||
Tools for Deep Excavation | Hand Excavators | 134 | 53.2% | - | ||
Carbide Burs | 104 | 41.3% | ||||
Diamond Burs | 12 | 4.8% | ||||
Chemomechanical | 2 | 0.8% | ||||
Use of Dye | Yes | 35 | 13.9% | - | ||
No | 217 | 86.1% | ||||
Materials Used | Calcium Hydroxide | 153 | 60.7% | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.418 |
MTA | 92 | 36.5% | ||||
Biodentin | 1 | 0.4% | ||||
Bioceramic Putty | 6 | 2.4% | ||||