Table 1. Sociodemographic, deep caries investigations, and management based on minimally invasive technique.

Variables	Percentage (%)	Frequency
Gender
Male	23.8	72
Female	76.2	231
Years of study
4th year	53.1	161
5th year	46.9	142
University
Public University	81.2	246
Private University	18.8	57
Caries removal techniques learned in dental school
Complete caries excavation	82.7	249
Partial caries removal	60.5	158
Stepwise technique	49.0	112
Atraumatic restoration technique	29.3	78
Pulpotomy	53.2	146
Hall technique	26.7	73
Nonrestorative cavity control (NRCC)	7.6	22
Have you read about the minimal invasive dentistry (MID) approach in cariology field?
Yes	68.3	207
No	31.7	96
Routinely ask about pain history
Yes	96.0	291
No	4.0	12
Routinely perform pulp test
Yes	86.8	263
No	13.2	40
Pulp testing method regularly used:
Cold testing	82.1	249
Hot testing	35.3	105
Electric pulp testing	89.8	244
Routinely take radiograph
Yes	89.4	271
No	10.6	32
Type of radiograph taken
Periapical	84.8	257
Bitewing	22.7	69
Criteria that will stop from further removal based on dentin hardness
Dentin hardness has no influence on my excavation	7.9	24
When the floor is leather like	8.6	26
When the floor of cavity feels hard	59.1	179
When the floor of cavity feels hard and there is a screeching Scratch	20.8	63
When the floor of cavity is soft	3.6	11
Criteria that will stop from further removal based on color of dentin
Color of dentin has no influence on my excavation	7.6	23
When the floor of the cavity has a dark stain	3.3	10
When the floor of the cavity has a dark stain (affected dentine)	65.3	198
When the floor of the cavity has a dark stain (infected dentine)	5.3	16
When the floor of the cavity is normal dentin color to yellowish	18.5	56
Criteria that will stop from further removal based on dentin moisture
Moisture has no influence on my excavation	42.6	129
When the floor cavity is dry	44.2	134
When the floor cavity is little moist	10.9	33
When the floor cavity is very moist	2.3	7