Interventions |
Standard practice (yes/no) |
Primary/permanent teeth |
Lesion depth (deep/shallow) |
Tooth surface location (occlusal/smooth surface/proximal/root surface) |
Tooth surface integrity (non‐cavitated/cavitated) |
Surface extent (1/2/3 surfaced lesions) |
Non‐selective carious tissue removal |
Yes |
Primary and permanent teeth |
Shallow and deep |
All |
Cavitated |
All |
Selective carious tissue removal |
Yes |
Primary and permanent teeth |
Shallow and deep |
All except root surface |
Cavitated |
All |
Stepwise carious tissue removal |
Yes |
Primary and permanent teeth |
Deep |
All except root surface |
Cavitated |
All |
Fissure/proximal sealing |
Yes |
Primary and permanent teeth |
Shallow |
All except root surface |
Mainly non‐cavitated |
1 surface |
Hall Technique |
Yes |
Primary teeth |
Shallow and deep |
All except root surface |
Cavitated |
All |
Non‐restorative cavity control |
Yes |
Primary and permanent teeth |
Shallow and deep |
All |
Cavitated |
All |