Efficacy of Silver Diamine Fluoride and Its Parental Perception

• Status: Suspended
• Trial end date: 2020-12-20
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This randomized clinical trial aims to compare the effectiveness of two topical fluoride application protocols, namely 38% silver diamine fluoride and sodium fluoride with added casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) in arresting dental caries in children.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Baghdad
• Treatments: Calcium; Fluorides; Sodium Fluoride

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Normal healthy children without any systemic disease ASA 1 physical status.

2. Children with at least one carious dentin lesion in their primary teeth, code 5 (ICDAS II)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children who suffer from major systemic diseases and require long term medications.

2. Children refuse the study intervention.

3. Children with silver or milk product sensitivity.

4. Presence of any gingival or perioral ulceration or stomatitis.

5. Tooth with abscess, fistula or severe pain.