Comparing the treatment of deciduous teeth in children with the Er:YAG laser to the traditional method
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- Conditions
- Treatment of carious lesions of primary teeth in children using lasersOral Health
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12447217
- Lead Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 97
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children who had visited a dental office for the first time in their lives for a dental examination and possible conservative treatment
2. The patients in the study were healthy children who were not taking any medication
3. They also did not report any pain when coming to the office
4. The patients were aged between 3 and 8 years
5. The patients exhibited unicuspidal deciduous teeth with deep caries
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Pulp reaction to treatment. The Pulp Vitality Tester was employed to assess dental pulp vitality. The device quantifies pulp vitality on a scale of 0 to 80 µA (0–40 µA – vital pulp; 40–80 µA – pulpitis; over 80 µA – necrotic pulp). The pulp responses of deciduous teeth were studied using both traditional and laser methods following the treatment<br>2. The working time for conventional and laser method for each method was recorded using a stopwatch<br>3. Following the conventional and laser treatment visit, patients were asked to rate their pain sensations using emoticons according to the VAS scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There are no secondary outcome measures