Table 4 Distribution of answers related to awareness (knowledge, practice, and attitude) about mechanical-chemical technique for removing dental caries.

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Syrian dentists towards minimal invasive dentistry and chemomechanical caries removal: a cross-sectional study

		Frequency	Percentage
Are you familiar with mechanical-chemical technique for removing dental caries?	Yes	170	67.5
	No	82	32.5
Sources of that knowledge:	Books	73	42.9
	Journals	23	13.5
	Webinars	21	12.3
	University lectures	120	70.5
	Conferences	46	27.0
	Training courses	16	9.4
	Others	7	4.1
What are the advantages of this technique?	Easy to use	53	31.1
	Patient’s cooperation	49	28.8
	Good choice	104	61.1
	Conservative technique of removing dental caries	113	66.4
	Time-saving	13	7.6
	None of the above	10	5.8
What are the disadvantages of this technique?	Expensive	85	50.0
	Not available	79	46.4
	Ineffective	10	5.8
	There is little information on this topic	44	25.8
	Time-consuming	59	34.7
	Maybe I’ll try it a little	32	18.8
	None of the above	6	3.5
Do you use this technique in daily practice in your clinic?	Never	108	63.6
	Rarely	29	17.0
	Sometimes	25	14.7
	Based on the patient’s choice	8	4.7
Can mechanical-chemical removal of dental caries be used in children and adults?	Yes	115	67.6
	No	13	7.6
	I don’t know	42	24.8
Do you think that the mechanical-chemical technique of removing dental caries is effective?	Yes	128	75.3
	No	42	24.7
How do you rate patient satisfaction with this technique?	Bad	4	2.3
	Natural	90	53.0
	Good	57	33.5
	Very good	19	11.2
Depending on the time, do you think this technique:	More time-consuming	81	47.7
	Less time-consuming	17	10.0
	Medium time-consuming	41	24.1
	I’m not sure	28	16.5
	None of the above	3	1.7
Does this technique reduce the need for local anesthesia during caries removal?	Yes	101	59.4
	No	38	22.3
	I don’t know	31	18.3
Have you experienced any unwanted effects when using this technique on children?	Yes	22	12.9
	No	148	87.1
Do you think that the mechanical-chemical technique of removing dental caries is better than the traditional technique?	Yes	52	30.6
	No	72	42.3
	I don’t know	46	27.1
Which materials do you prefer for the mechanical-chemical removal of dental caries?	Brix3000	22	13.0
	Caridex	36	21.1
	Caricare	5	2.9
	Carisolv	86	50.5
	Papacarie	5	2.9
	Sodium hypochlorite	25	14.7
	None of the above	35	20.6
Instead of mechanical-chemical removal of dental caries, do you prefer other MID techniques?^a	Yes	103	60.6
	No	22	12.9
	I don’t know	45	26.5
What are these techniques?	Air abrasion	32	31.1
	Laser	44	42.7
	ART^b	43	41.7
	SDF^c	23	22.3
	Smart bur	31	30.1
	None of the above	5	4.8

^aMinimal Invasive Dentistry [1].
^bAtraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART).
^cSilver Diamine Fluoride (SDF).

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