Comparison of Silver Modified and Conventional Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Modalities

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study is a randomized controlled trial aiming to compare the effectiveness of Silver modified atraumatic restorative technique and (SMART) and conventional atraumatic restorative technique (ART) regarding their caries arresting properties in primary molars, patient acceptance and cost effectiveness.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Fluorides

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Medically free children.

2. Clinical examination revealing at least one second primary molar with single surface active dentine carious lesions.

3. Children who agreed to participate and whose parents signed an informed consent.

4. Cooperative or potentially cooperative children according to Wright Classification

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children who have known allergies to silver products.

2. Children with special health care needs or any medical conditions.

3. Children with designated molars having more than one third of their crown missing.

4. Children with designated molars showing signs of pulpal pathology such as spontaneous pain, presence of an abscess or sinus or mobility.

5. Children with designated molars having an existing restoration.

6. Children with designated molars having deep carious lesions with close proximity to the pulp.