ART Restorations With High-viscosity Glass-ionomer Cement Versus Hall Technique in Primary Molars

Primary molars are the teeth with the highest caries tendency among primary teeth due to their anatomical features such as wide and flat interface areas. However, some difficulties are encountered during the removal of caries due to the structural features of primary molars and the young age of the child. Therefore, in the treatment of primary molars, Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART), in which the soft parts of the carious lesion are cleaned with the help of a sharp hand tool and restored with an adhesive glass ionomer cement (GIC) that releases fluoride, in the following years, the deciduous teeth were removed with a minimally invasive approach. Hall technique, in which a stainless steel crown (SSC) is placed without preparation for treatment, has come to the fore.