The Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Children Requiring Caries Related Dental Extractions (NCT02443896) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
The Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Children Requiring Caries Related Dental Extractions
United Kingdom100 participantsStarted 2014-04
Plain-language summary
The purpose of thus study is to assess the feasibility and inform the planning of a proposed definitive randomised controlled clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of sealing permanent molars in children requiring caries related extractions under a chair General Anaesthetic.
Who can participate
Age range5 Years ā 15 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
* Children that are to have extraction of at least one carious tooth under a chair General Anaesthetic at Birmingham Dental Hospital
* Birmingham residents (as indicated by post code of home address)
* Be aged 5 to 15 years
* Be co-operative to a clinical dental examination
* Present with at least one permanent molar tooth that is 'sound and sealable'
* Be accompanied by an adult that has legal capacity to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Patients who at the pre-General Anaesthetic assessment visit present with:
* Signs of a systemic illness (e.g. coughs, 'colds', chicken pox) that might preclude placement of sealants
* Oral symptoms (e.g. pain, swelling) that would preclude sealant placement
* Parents unable to confirm (with a reasonable degree of certainty) that they would be contactable and able to attend for review during the 2 years duration of the study (e.g. because of plans to move)