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
Active Locations (1)
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Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt