Medical Management of Caries in the Primary Dentition Using Silver Nitrate

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Dental Caries

In brief

This pilot trial compares conventional restorations with a new strategy based on the medical management of caries using silver nitrate and fluoride varnish with no restorations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02604134

Run by

Arwa Owais

People needed

122

Starts

2014-07-01

Expected to finish

2018-08-21

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-11

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Presense of one or more cavitated carious lesions in the primary dentition, extending into dentin but not encroaching on the pulp.
• Absense of any spontaneous or elicited pain due to caries, or signs of pulpal infection in response to any of the carious lesions in the primary dentition to be included in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Hereditary developmental defects of the teeth such as Amelogenesis Imperfecta and Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
• Medical conditions that prevent treatment of the child in the outpatient clinic. These conditions include severe bleeding disorders, cardiac problems and mental disabilities that prevent child from communication with the research team.
• Known allergy/sensitivity to any of the dental materials.

Where it is running

• UIowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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