FiCTION - Filling Children's Teeth: Indicated Or Not? a pilot trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Oral health; Oral Health; Dental caries

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77044005
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Dundee (UK)

Brief Summary

2012 pilot study results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22913464 2014 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25415040 2020 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31928611 (added 14/01/2020) 2020 cost-effectiveness results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32041605 (added 12/02/2020) 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31771385/ (added 03/11/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-01-27
• Study Completion: 2017-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 16 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1144

Inclusion Criteria

1. Child aged 3-7 years
2. At least one tooth with decay into dentine (assessed by the General Dental Practitioner [GDP] and defined as International Caries Detection and Assessment System [ICDAS] code 3,4,5 or 6)
3. At least one primary molar tooth
4. Willing to be examined and can have bitewing radiographs taken (i.e. have not had dental radiographs for at least 11 months and are cooperative with the procedure)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients at the recruitment appointment with either toothache or sepsis (as diagnosed by the GDP from patient history, examination, radiographs) will not be enrolled into the study but after treatment may be reassessed for eligibility
2. Patients who are accompanied by an adult who lacks the legal or mental capacity to give informed consent
3. Patients with a medical condition requiring special considerations with their dental management, e.g., cardiac defects, blood dyscrasias

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified