Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or Female participants from 22 to 55 years * Controlled diabetic and non-diabetic patients consulting the outpatient clinic * Patients categorized as moderate or high caries risk * Patients willing to provide informed consent * Co-operative patients agreeing to participate in the trial Inclusion Criteria for teeth * Teeth with class V carious lesion classified according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II) as ICDAS code (4) or ICDAS code (5) * Teeth with normal pulp vitality testing; no signs of inflammation or spontaneous pain before treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with spontaneous or elicited pain from caries. * Systemic illnesses other than diabetes. * Severe bruxism/clenching. * Temporomandibular joint disorders. * Inability to return for recall visits/ Refusal to participate in the study. * Pregnancy. * heavy smoking. * Lack of compliance. Exclusion criteria for teeth * Teeth presenting with spontaneous or elicited pain * A lack of normal pulp vitality testing * Visible or clinical signs of pulpal/periapical inflammation before treatment. * Class V carious lesions that are not classified as ICDAS code (4) or ICDAS code (5).