The Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) on Bacteria Involved in Root or Cervical Carious Lesions

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Caries

In brief

The study will compare bacteria levels in cavities before and after silver diamine fluoride (SDF) treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02953886

Run by

Heba Mitwalli

People needed

21

Starts

2016-11-01

Expected to finish

2017-04-20

Last updated by the study team

2018-09-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Generally healthy adult participants 18 years of age and older.
• At least one tooth with active (soft) cavitated lesions of ICDAS score 5 or 6 near the gingival margin (coronal cervical caries at the CEJ or exposed root surfaces with soft active carious lesions exposing dentin).

You may not qualify if…

• Adult participants who suffer from serious life-threatening medical diseases that interfere with basic daily self care activities.
• Patients taking antibiotics within the last two weeks.
• Patients using chlorhexidine or fluoride mouth washes within the last two weeks.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
• Teeth with arrested (hard) cervical or root caries lesions.
• Teeth that have been diagnosed with an abscess or an irreversible pulpitis, or are mobile.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan School of Dentistry — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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