Active — Not RecruitingPhase 2

Arresting Early Childhood Caries With a Silver Diamine Fluoride Gel

China630 participantsStarted 2024-01-01

Plain-language summary

The objective is to determine whether the efficacy of a 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) gel is non-inferior to a 38% SDF solution for arresting carious lesions in preschool children when applied at half-yearly intervals over a 30-month period.

Who can participate

Age range3 Years – 5 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * generally healthy, have at least one tooth with cavitated dentine carious lesion Exclusion Criteria: * uncooperative and difficult to manage, with severe forms of hypoplasia of fluorosis or other oral diseases, wearing orthodontic devices or under dental treatment, have major systemic diseases, or are on long-term medication

What they're measuring

The hardness of cavity on tooth by probing

Timeframe: The follow-up oral examinations will be conducted every 6 months for 30 months totally

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06241261

SponsorThe University of Hong Kong

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-08-31

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