Child Discomfort and Parental Acceptability of Silver Diamine Fluoride and Alternative Restorative Treatment

NCT ID: NCT04654624

Last Updated: 2020-12-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-12

Study Completion Date

2019-10-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of the current study was to compare pain perception of young children treated with SDF and ART, as well as their parents' acceptability of both modalities.

Detailed Description

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Eighty, 3-8-years-old children, having at least one deciduous asymptomatic tooth with active caries were randomly assigned into 2 groups; SDF for caries arresting in the test group, and ART for caries removal in the control group.

Conditions

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Dental Caries Child Discomfort

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Silver Diamine Fluoride

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SDF

Intervention Type DRUG

Steps of SDF 38% application were carried out following the manufacturer's instructions. Eligible primary carious teeth were first dried and isolated using cotton rolls and gauze. Adjacent soft tissues were isolated using petrolleum gelly in order to prevent any irritation or staining from SDF that was directly placed into the carious lesion using a microbrush, allowed to absorb for 2 minutes, then dried with air. Parents were instructed that children should not eat for one hour after treatment. The second application was done after 6 months.

Atraumatic Restorative Treatment

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ART

Intervention Type DRUG

Steps of ART caries removal were carried out following the Frencken et al. criteria where the cavity opening was widened using the tip of a dental hatchet. The carious dentin was then removed using a spoon excavator starting at the enamel-dentin junction, unsupported enamel was removed using the hatchet, and finally the cavity was cleaned using a wet cotton pellet and dried. After complete removal of infected dentin, the cavity walls and floor were conditioned for 10 seconds, washed and dried with cotton pellets, then restored with chemically cured glass ionomer cement that was applied under finger pressure, then coated with petroleum jelly.

Interventions

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SDF

Steps of SDF 38% application were carried out following the manufacturer's instructions. Eligible primary carious teeth were first dried and isolated using cotton rolls and gauze. Adjacent soft tissues were isolated using petrolleum gelly in order to prevent any irritation or staining from SDF that was directly placed into the carious lesion using a microbrush, allowed to absorb for 2 minutes, then dried with air. Parents were instructed that children should not eat for one hour after treatment. The second application was done after 6 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

ART

Steps of ART caries removal were carried out following the Frencken et al. criteria where the cavity opening was widened using the tip of a dental hatchet. The carious dentin was then removed using a spoon excavator starting at the enamel-dentin junction, unsupported enamel was removed using the hatchet, and finally the cavity was cleaned using a wet cotton pellet and dried. After complete removal of infected dentin, the cavity walls and floor were conditioned for 10 seconds, washed and dried with cotton pellets, then restored with chemically cured glass ionomer cement that was applied under finger pressure, then coated with petroleum jelly.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Negative and definitely negative behavior according to Frankl's behavior rating scale.
* Having at least one deciduous asymptomatic tooth with active caries, as defined by the International Caries Detection and Assessment System; ICDAS II scores 4, 5, 6.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children who suffered from silver allergy, oral ulcerations, pulpal infections and whose parents needed immediate permanent restorations.
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Alexandria University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nourhan M.Aly

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nourhan M.Aly

Assistant Lecturer of Dental Public Health

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Amel M Ahmed, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt and College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hoda M Abdellatif, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and College of Dentistry Texas A&M University, Texas, USA

Sarah I Baghdady, M.Sc

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt

Wafaa E Abdelaziz, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt

Mona A ElKateb, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt and College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Locations

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Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University

Alexandria, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Wright GZ, Weinberger SJ, Marti R, Plotzke O. The effectiveness of infiltration anesthesia in the mandibular primary molar region. Pediatr Dent. 1991 Sep-Oct;13(5):278-83.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1815200 (View on PubMed)

Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Amaya A, Sen A, Hasson H, Pitts NB. The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS): an integrated system for measuring dental caries. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2007 Jun;35(3):170-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00347.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17518963 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SDF vs. ART

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id