Topical agents in arresting dental caries
- Conditions
- Early Childhood Caries
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/08/015524
- Lead Sponsor
- Padma Dental
- Brief Summary
Purpose: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is one of the most common infectious diseases in children, mainly due to improper feeding habits. Children affected with ECC show signs and symptoms of delayed growth, development due to inability in proper mastication.
Background: Various topical agents have been tried to reduce the incidence of Dental caries in children, but there is a lacunae in identifying the effectiveness of commercially available agents. Hence the study aim to analyse the effectiveness of topical application of silver diamine fluoride and sodium fluoride varnish in reducing the carious progression and incidence of new carious lesions in children diagnosed with severe Early childhood caries.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
- Cooperative children with one or more smooth surface Caries.
- Parents and children willing to participate.
- Healthy children.
- Parents not willing to participate.
- Children with known allergy or any systemic illness.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in incidence of new carious lesion 3months, 6months and 1year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in plaque index scores 3months, 6months and 1year R suction in S mutans level in plaque and saliva 3months, 6months and 1year
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Saveetha Dental College
🇮🇳Thiruvallur, TAMIL NADU, India
Saveetha Dental College🇮🇳Thiruvallur, TAMIL NADU, IndiaDr DhanalakshmiRPrincipal investigator9840322728maheshpedo@gmail.com