Resin Infiltration to Arrest Early Tooth Decay
- Conditions
- Dental Caries
- Interventions
- Device: Resin infiltrationDevice: Sham treatment
- Registration Number
- NCT01584024
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether lesion infiltration is an effective management strategy to arrest early tooth decay.
- Detailed Description
A 3-year prospective, randomized control clinical trial (RCT) is designed incorporating a split mouth intra-oral design. Young volunteers (18-24 years old) with at least two early lesions in posterior teeth will be enrolled into this clinical trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of arresting lesion progression by resin infiltration therapy as adjunct to standard-of-care preventative measures. Lesion status (non-cavitated) is clinically confirmed prior to implementing the assigned therapy.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
- DMFT ≥ 3 (DMFT = index of decayed-missing-filled permanent teeth)
- Having at least two early caries lesions in approximal posterior tooth surfaces
- Lesions visible on radiograph
- Current participation in another clinical study
- Medically compromised subjects
- Hyposalivation
- Pregnancy
- Allergic to methylmethacrylates
- Allergic to latex
- Symptomatic teeth
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Resin infiltration Resin infiltration Resin infiltration of early caries lesion in addition to preventative measures (oral hygiene, diet counseling, repeated fluoride varnish application) Control Sham treatment Sham treatment of early caries lesion in addition to preventative measures (oral hygiene, diet counseling, repeated fluoride varnish application)
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Lesions With Progression as Measured by Pairwise (PW) Comparison (N=Lesions) 3 Years Cumulative lesion progression as measured by PW comparison of radiographs (baseline versus 3 year)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Lesions With Progression as Measured by Depth Category (N=Lesions) 3 Years Radiographic lesion depth categories: E2 (inner enamel), D1 (outer dentin) and D2-rest (middle dentin or restored). Lesion depth assessment on single radiograph (baseline, 3 yr).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Saunders USADC
🇺🇸West Point, New York, United States