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Selective carious tissue removal (selective excavation, SE) vs Stepwise carious tissue removal (SW)

Failure of therapy · Children and/or adults with permanent or primary teeth, vital (sensitive) pulps, and cavitated or dentine carious lesions conventionally…

Selective carious tissue removal (selective excavation, SE) probably leads to higher failure of therapy compared with stepwise carious tissue removal (SW) (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for treating cavitated or dentine carious lesions 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
12-60 months · Deep lesions, permanent dentition
OR 2.25 [1.33, 3.82]
3 studies · 371 participants
Moderate
Interventions for treating cavitated or dentine carious lesions 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
12-24 months · Deep lesions, primary dentition
OR 2.05 [0.49, 8.62]
2 studies · 126 participants
Very low

Non-selective carious tissue removal and conventional restoration (CR) vs Stepwise carious tissue removal (SW)

Failure of therapy · Children and/or adults with permanent or primary teeth, vital (sensitive) pulps, and cavitated or dentine carious lesions conventionally…

Non-selective carious tissue removal and conventional restoration (CR) probably leads to higher failure of therapy compared with stepwise carious tissue removal (SW) (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for treating cavitated or dentine carious lesions 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
6-60 months · Deep lesions, permanent dentition
OR 2.06 [1.34, 3.17]
3 studies · 398 participants
Moderate
Interventions for treating cavitated or dentine carious lesions 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
12 months · Deep lesions, primary dentition
OR 2.43 [0.65, 9.12]
1 study · 63 participants
Very low