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Comparison of chemo-mechanical and conventional caries removal methods in childre

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Oral Health
Registration Number
PACTR202310877678533
Lead Sponsor
Dr. Abdulrahman Bala Malami
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
33
Inclusion Criteria

1.Children between the ages of 6 and 12 years (Mixed dentition stage).
2.Children who had at least two carious teeth with ICDAS score 4 or 5 on primary or permanent molars.
3.Children with Class I carious lesions (occlusal caries).
4.Children who gave their assent and whose parents consented to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Children who had teeth with clinical signs and symptoms of pulpitis, periodontitis, pulpal necrosis, fistula, or abscess.
2.Children with medical conditions, chronic illnesses or on long term medication.
3.Children with ICDAS score of 4 or 5 for a molar tooth that was mobile, unrestorable, or has arrested caries.
4.Children who had teeth with developmental anomalies such as molar incisor hypomineralization, dental fluorosis, taurodontism, germination, fusion etc.
5.Children with recurrent caries or failed restoration.
6.Highly uncooperative children.
7.Children whose primary molars were close to exfoliation as identified from the radiograph.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
effectiveness of caries removal using bacterial colony forming unit count/ ml;Effectiveness of caries removal using caries detector dye.;caries removal time in seconds, using stop watch.;Clinical retention and marginal leakage of restorations in treated teeth.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Subjective assessment of treatment preference of the participants.;Pain and discomfort associated with the treatments.
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