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ArticleMicroscopy research and technique2025

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Different Caries Removal Methods in Primary Teeth With Micro-Computed Tomography and Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy of X-Ray.

Suna Nur Gokce, Arda Buyuksungur, Levent Ozer

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Article in Microscopy research and technique, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Suna Nur GokcePediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0143-3329
Arda BuyuksungurBasic Medical Sciences Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-0464
Levent OzerPediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-9052

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the effectiveness of conventional rotary instruments (CRI), atraumatic restorative treatment (ART), and the BRIX-3000 chemomechanical caries removal gel by measuring bone mineral density (BMD) and mineral composition in vitro. The carious dentin of 50 extracted human primary molar teeth was removed by using three different methods and restored with high-viscosity glass ionomer cement FUJİ-IX. The BMD values measured from all sections of the cavity floor in the BRIX-3000, ART, and CRI groups are 1.72, 1.79, and 1.66 g/cm

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Dental CariesDental Cavity PreparationTooth, DeciduousBone DensityDentinGlass Ionomer CementsHumansMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMolarSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionX-Ray MicrotomographyGlass Ionomer CementsARTBRIX‐3000caries removalmicro computed tomography (Micro‐CT)scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectroscopy of X‐ray (SEM–EDS or SEM–EDX)

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PMID40221886
PMCPMC12315640

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