Chewing Gum for Caries Treatment

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Caries Dental; C07.793.720.210

• Registration Number: RBR-4bghjg
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Children of both sexes;
No history of allergic reactions;
Aged between 5 and 12 years;
With normal pattern of growth and development;
Patients who have not undergone dental treatment during the last six months;
Children with caries (presence of at least one lesion of active caries, cavitated or not cavitated).

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a history of allergies (asthma, urticaria, rhinitis, sinusitis);
Patients with a history of allergies to medicines, foods or other factors;
Patients with a history of chronic diseases, congenital or any systemic alterations;
Patients with a history of gastrointestinal, hepatic or renal disease;
Patients who have undergone antibiotic treatment up to six months prior to the survey;
Patients with soft tissue lesions in the oral cavity;
Patients whose parents or legal guardians refuse to sign the free and informed consent form;
Children free of carious lesions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the variations in the amount of S. mutans / mL of saliva of each patient by quantifying the Colony Forming Units per milliliter (CFU / mL) before and after the use of the pellets.;Use chewable tablets of natural products in pediatric patients with the purpose of controlling caries disease through a possible antimicrobial activity.