Status:

COMPLETED

Silver Diamine Fluoride Effectiveness Versus Atraumatic Restorative Treatment in Arresting ECC

Lead Sponsor:

Hams Hamed Abdelrahman

Conditions:

Early Childhood Caries

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-5 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the biannual application of 38% silver diamine fluoride in arresting early childhood caries when compared to atraumatic restorative treatment.

Detailed Description

Owing to the virulent nature of early childhood caries (ECC) and its consequences if left untreated, immediate intervention is indicated to control the condition. Barriers to intervention as young ag...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For children:
  • Healthy children.
  • Age range 2-5 years.
  • Informed consent (Appendix I)
  • For teeth:
  • Teeth with active dentin lesions corresponding to ICDAS II score 5 and 6.
  • Teeth having lesions that are considered active according to ICDAS II activity criteria for coronal primary caries.

Exclusion

  • For children:
  • Children with systemic diseases.
  • Children with reported allergy to silver or to any other component in the materials used.
  • Children unable to return for recall visits.
  • For teeth:
  • Clinical or radiographic signs of pulpal involvement.(pain, abscess, sinus, obvious discoloration, premature hypermobility, internal or external root resorption).
  • Teeth with inactive lesions.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 23 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04514094

Start Date

January 1 2018

End Date

August 23 2019

Last Update

August 14 2020

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Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University

Alexandria, Egypt