Two Different Minimal Invasive Techniques in Caries Removal of Primary Teeth

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Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Dental Caries in Children

• Registration Number: NCT06759311
• Lead Sponsor: Hams Hamed Abdelrahman

Brief Summary

Pain control during dental treatments is the most challenging situations that face the pediatric dentist especially in young and fearful or anxious child. Minimal invasive approach for caries removal includes many techniques to remove caries either by dental excavators, rotatory burs, atraumatic restorative treatment (ART), chemo-mechanical caries removal and smart bur.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-10-01
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-29
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-06
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-06
• Primary Completion: 2025-01-30
• Study Completion: 2025-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

• Each child has three teeth with carious cavity enough for insertion of hand instruments
• Positive or definitely positive child behaviour according to the Frankl Behaviour Scale (FBS)
• Caries lesion in dentin of primary teeth

Exclusion Criteria

• Negative" or "definitely negative" child behaviour according to the FBS.
• Presence of sign and symptoms of pulp lesion

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain scores	Immediately after the intervention	Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale (WBFPS) Presents 6 faces with increasing degrees of pain from left to right. Each face was attributed a scale from 0 to 10 indicated onthe scale.; Children were asked to choose the face that best describe his or her pain.
caries removal time	During procedure	The total working time required for caries removal will be recorded in minutes using a stopwatch
Caries removal efficacy	Immediately after the intervention	The caries removal criteria: 0 Caries removed completely; 1. Caries noticed at the base of the cavity; 2. Caries noticed at the base and/or one wall of the cavity; 3. Caries noticed at the base and/or two walls of the cavity; 4. Caries noticed at the base and/or more than two walls of the cavity; 5. Caries noticed at the base, walls and margins of the cavity.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Outpatient Clinic of Pediatric dentistry, Faculty of dentistry, pharos University, Egypt; 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt