Pain perception of children after restorative treatments: Atraumatic restorative treatment versus chemomechanical removal - A noninferiority randomized clinical trial.

Background: Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) and chemomechanical removal of dental caries have been shown to be safe and effective restorative procedures. However, current literature lacks well-design studies comparing the pain perceived by infants using ART and chemo-mechanical removal techniques.

Aims: To compare pain perception of children of two techniques (ART vs.