Background The management of dental caries has traditionally involved removal of all soft
demineralised dentine before a filling is placed. However, the benefits of complete caries
removal have been questioned because of concerns about the possible adverse effects of
removing all soft dentine from the tooth. Three groups of studies have also challenged the
doctrine of complete caries removal by sealing caries into teeth using three different
techniques. The first technique removes caries in stages over two visits some months apart …

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