The Prognostic Impact of Symptoms and Lesion Depth in Partial Removal of Carious Tissue

Exclusion Criteria

• •general medical condition which makes the patient more susceptible to odontogenic infection complications
• •pregnancy, breastfeeding
• •mental retardation, memory disorder
• •the carious lesion is extending to more than three surfaces or to both proximal surfaces
• •the tooth has previous other filling(s): i) extending deeper than to the outer third of dentine; or ii) the filling is larger than Class I or II; or iii) Class II filling is not restricted to enamel; or iv) the filling has secondary/residual caries
• •the tooth is not restorable
• •periapical changes in the periapical radiograph
• •sensitivity to percussion; swelling; sinus tract; increased mobility; resorption
• •furcal lesion more severe than Class I
• •ongoing orthodontic treatment
• •declining to sign the written consent.