Self-Cure vs. Highly Filled Flowable Composite in Carious Cervical Lesions: 18-Month RCT (NCT07576673) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Self-Cure vs. Highly Filled Flowable Composite in Carious Cervical Lesions: 18-Month RCT
Egypt50 participantsStarted 2026-09
Plain-language summary
The aim of the study is to compare and evaluate the clinical performance of a self cure composite system versus a highly filled flowable composite in the restoration of carious cervical lesions over an 18 months follow up period.
Who can participate
Age range21 Years – 45 Years
SexALL
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Patient-related Criteria:
A) Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients consulting in the outpatient clinic with cervical carious lesion.
* Age between 21-45 years.
* Males and females.
B) Exclusion Criteria:
* Systemic disease or severe medical complication.
* Allergy to any of the restorative materials.
* Pregnancy.
* Disabilities.
* Heavy smoking; xerostomia.
* Lack of compliance.
* Evidence of severe bruxism, clenching, or temporomandibular joint disorders or bizarre habits.
Tooth-related Criteria:
A) Inclusion Criteria:
* Small to moderate class V carious lesion.
* Teeth are vital with no signs of irreversible pulpitis.
* Caries cervical margins above the CEJ.
* Well-formed and fully erupted in normal functional occlusion with natural antagonist.
B) Exclusion Criteria:
* Deciduous teeth; as the study is targeting only permanent teeth.
* Deep carious defects (close to the pulp, less than 1 mm distance).
* Tooth hypersensitivity.
* Teeth with previous restorations, which may add another variable to the study (type of old restorative material, extent of recurrent caries).
* Heavy occlusion and occlusal contacts or history of bruxism.
* Endodontically treated teeth.
* Periapical pathology or signs of pulpal pathology.