Primary study · included by 1 review

Clinical and Microbiological Evaluation of the Chemomechanical Caries Removal Agents in Primary Molars.

Choudhary 2022 · Choudhary Kartik, Gouraha Abhishek, Sharma Mayank, et al. · Cureus · 2022

Included by

Comparative efficacy of chemomechanical caries removal and conventional mechanical caries removal for the treatment of primary molar caries in children: a meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Choudhary 2022 · Table 1; reference list

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Operative time Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR), any agent vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (bur, curette or polymer bur)	SMD 1.89 [0.99, 2.79]	10 studies	GRADE not reported
Caries removal efficacy Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR), any agent vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (bur, curette or polymer bur)	SMD 1.18 [0.5, 1.85]	4 studies · 287 participants	High
Operative time Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR), any agent vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (bur, curette or polymer bur)	SMD 2.75 [0.78, 4.73]	4 studies	GRADE not reported
Operative time Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR), any agent vs Conventional mechanical caries removal (bur, curette or polymer bur)	SMD 2.1 [1.31, 2.89]	14 studies · 1209 participants	Moderate

1 including review in total.