Aesthetic restoration of deciduous anterior teeth after removal of carious tissue with Papacárie^®

Abstract

The development of conservative techniques for the removal of carious tissue and the improvement of dental restoration materials allow better preservation of the dental structure. Chemomechanical caries removal is a conservative and atraumatic alternative. Papacárie ® is a papain-based material developed to act only on the carious dentin, allowing its easy removal with a blunt curette. This study aims to present a clinical case of aesthetic restoration of both upper deciduous central incisors after the removal of carious tissue with Papacárie ® .

Keywords

• Caries removal
• deciduous teeth
• dental caries
• dentin