Active clinical trials for "Dental Caries"

The aim of this study is to assess the postoperative pain after application of silver diamine fluoride versus sodium fluoride varnish in treatment of carious primary teeth.

In recent years restoring carious of fractured primary teeth with stainless steel crowns (SSC) has became more popular than ever. On the other hand the traditional operative approach of complete removal of caries is steadily losing support due to successful results with materials of high microleakage resistance. Treatment time and pain control in asymptomatic teeth has always been a problem in children. Hall technique is a minimally invasive treatment protocol that doesn't require local anesthesia, use of rotating devices for caries removal to restore primary teeth with SSC. But this protocol also raised questions in the scientific community about its possible effects on the dentition and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) for causing primary occlusal contact and increasing vertical dimension. The aim of our research is to study the effects of Hall technique's premature occlusal contact on TMJ.

This Randomized Clinical Trial will be conducted to compare the efficacy of ethanolic extract of Aloe vera versus chlorhexidine cavity disinfectant in reducing total bacterial count of Streptococcus mutans (SM) and Lactobacilli (LB).

The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of a modified version of the behaviour management technique Latent inhibition in combination with Er:YAG laser for achieving reduction of dental anxiety in paediatric dental patients. The main objectives are to compare dental anxiety felt during the laser and conventional dental treatment. The outcomes will be dental anxiety assessment by a self-reported anxiety during treatment in both group as well as measurement of heart rate dynamics during the procedures.

•To investigate clinical and radiographic outcomes of Hall Technique and conventional restorative care using RMGIC in occulusoproximal carious lesions of primary molars in children.

This clinical trial will be conducted to compare the efficacy of grape seed extract oil versus sodium fluoride mouth wash in the management of remineralization in adult patients with white spot lesion over six months.

The study was designed to assess the effectiveness of conservation ridge preservation (horizontal and vertical dimension) after tooth extraction with and without combination of bone substitutes based on synthetic (calcium sulfate mixed with phosphate.

Background: The traditional approach of carious lesions with risk for progression has has been to excavate all infected and demineralised tissue before placement of the restoration. In primary teeth, treatment of deep carious lesions is associated with significant risk of pulp lesions and postoperative complications and thus the risk of the teeth being lost. During the past decade, more focus has been on biological methods for caries excavating of deep dentin lesions. An overview comparing different biological methods such as partial or stepwise excavation of deep dentin caries in primary teeth shows that they work as well as traditional methods performing complete caries excavation but have the benefits of reducing the risk of iatrogenic pulp damage [1-3]. Our primary hypothesis is that there is no difference in tooth or filling survival after partial caries excavation compared to complete caries excavation in primary molars. The secondary hypothesis is that the therapist's knowledge, experience and treatment attitudes and choices are not affected by a participation in the study.

Atypical cavities, which involve more than two surfaces, one being buccal or lingual/palatal, are a challenge for restorative dentistry, since the risk of restorative failure is related to the number of surfaces involved. Thus, the purpose of this umbrella project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the efficacy and patient-centered outcomes of a chemically activated composite alkasite resin in atypical deciduous molar lesions. Primary molars of children aged 4 to 7 years with at least one atypical cavitary lesion in primary molars will be selected for the RCT. The selected teeth will be randomly divided into: Alkasite chemically activated composite resin and Bulk fill composite resin. Clinical and radiographic follow-up of the lesions will be performed for 6 and 12 months. The effectiveness of the treatments will be evaluated by the longevity of the restorative procedures and paralysis of the lesions. Patient-centered outcomes will also be evaluated.

Atypical cavities, which involve more than two surfaces being one of them vestibular or lingual/palatine, are a challenge for restorative dentistry, since the risk of failure of the restorations are related to the number of surfaces involved. Thus, the objective of this project is to conduct a randomized clinical trial in order to evaluate the efficacy and patient-centered outcomes of a chemically-activated alkasite composite resin in atypical lesions of deciduous molars. Deciduous molars of children between 4 and 7 years of age with at least one atypical cavity lesion in deciduous molars will be selected for the ECR. The selected teeth will be randomly divided into two groups: Chemically activated composite resin Alkasite and resin-Modified glass ionomer cement. Clinical and radiographic follow-up of the lesions will be performed for 6 and 12 months. The efficacy of the treatments will be evaluated by the longevity of the restoring procedures and the arrestment of the caries lesions. Patient-centered outcomes will also be evaluated.