Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Stepwise Caries Excavation vs Indirect Pulp Capping in Preserving the Vitality of Deep Carious Lesions in Permanent Teeth of Pediatric Patients: An <i>In Vivo</i> Study.

Results When both the groups were compared with each other using the Chi-squared test, a highly significant difference was found ( p < 0.05) between them.

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For the stepwise excavation group, the dentin parameters, i.e., the color, the consistency, and the humidity showed a trend toward darker, harder, and drier dentin at re-entry.

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