Table 3.

Results of the trial. SE selective, SW stepwise carious tissue removal. Significant differences between groups (p < 0.05) are indicated in italics

Item	SE	SW
Pulp exposures	0/37	2/37
Lost teeth	1/31	0/32
Total complications after 24 months	2/31	2/32
Initial costs (Euro, mean (SD))	68.4 (20.1)	132.9 (18.3)
Total treatment costs after 24 months (Euro, mean (SD))	85 (74)	141 (44)
Total opportunity costs after 24 months (Euro, mean (SD))	20 (20)	35 (11)
Total costs after 24 months (Euro, mean (SD))	106 (90)	176 (51)