Status:

COMPLETED

Hall Technique or Modified Hall Technique of Deep Carious Lesions in Primary Molars

Lead Sponsor:

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Conditions:

Dental Caries in Children

Tooth Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the clinical/radiographic success of Hall technique and modified Hall technique in the treatment of primary molars with deep dentine carious...

Detailed Description

Untreated caries in deciduous teeth affect 532 million children worldwide. According to the Turkey Oral and Dental Health Profile study conducted in 2018, the prevalence of untreated caries in 5-year-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Medically healthy children
  • Participants attending follow-up appointments
  • Children having at least one primary molar tooth with deep dentin caries involving occluso proximal surfaces.
  • Tooth inclusion criteria:
  • Vital pulp with symptom-free or reversible pulpitis
  • Presence of marginal ridge breakdown and accessible cavity with hand instruments,
  • Presence of active cavitated carious lesion (Code 3 with Nyvad criteria for caries lesion activity and severity assessment- Nyvad et al., 1999)
  • Absence of spontaneous or prolonged pain related with irreversible pulpitis
  • Absence of fistula or abscess near the tooth
  • Absence of pathological mobility
  • Absence of pain on percussion
  • Absence of pulp exposure
  • Caries lesion located in ½ inner part of dentin radiographically
  • Presence of sound dentin layer between the deepest part of the carious lesion and the pulp radiographically
  • Absence of periapical or furcation pathologies on radiographs
  • Absence of internal and external root resorption on radiographs
  • More than ½ of root remaining

Exclusion

  • Any systemic disease, physical or mental disorder
  • Children or parents who doesn't accept to participate and sign the informed consent
  • Clinical or radiographic signs of pulpal or peri-radicular pathology
  • Caries cavity which cannot be accessible to hand instruments
  • Physiological root resorption more than 1/2 of the root in primary molars

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

268 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05220865

Start Date

February 1 2022

End Date

September 1 2025

Last Update

October 6 2025

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Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Dentistry

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)