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Evaluation of Selective and Stepwise Excavation in Young Permanent Teeth With Deep Caries Lesions.
Led by Karolinska Institutet · Updated on 2025-12-24
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
226 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
K
Karolinska Institutet
Lead Sponsor
F
Folktandvården Stockholms län AB
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate and compare the outcomes of selective carious tissue removal versus stepwise carious tissue removal in young permanent teeth with deep carious lesions. The primary follow-up will be conducted 1 year after treatment to assess success. A secondary follow-up will take place 3 years post-treatment, utilizing data from dental registries and dental records. The study is a randomized controlled trial conducted within a practice-based research network.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluation of Selective and Stepwise Excavation in Young Permanent Teeth With Deep Caries Lesions.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children aged 8 to 19 years (up to the end of the year they turn 19)
- Fully erupted molar or premolar teeth with dental caries affecting more than two-thirds of dentine thickness
- Bitewing radiograph taken as part of routine dental examination
- Available for recall and follow-up for at least 1 year
You will not qualify if you...
- Planned extraction of the tooth with deep caries and expected spontaneous gap closure
- Signs or symptoms of irreversible pulp damage or loss of tooth vitality, including sinus tract, tenderness to percussion, buccal tenderness, severe sensitivity, or pathology on periapical radiograph
- No written informed consent provided
- Medical conditions requiring special dental management considerations
- Inability to perform dental treatment due to lack of cooperation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Folktandvården Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden
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Research Team
M
Maria Anderson, PhD
CONTACT
G
Georgios Tsilingaridis, Associate professor
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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