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| Alexandria University | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) compared to chlorhexidine (CHX) as a cavity disinfectant in primary molars after Atraumatic Restorative Treatment approach (ART).
This study is a three arm randomized controlled clinical trial, where children with an age range of 4-6 years indicated for Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) are selected from the outpatient clinic of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University after securing necessary consents. Sixty teeth are randomly allocated into 3 groups of Atraumatic restorative treatment approaches. Group I is assigned to silver diamine fluoride as an antibacterial agent, Group II is assigned to chlorhexidine as an antibacterial agent, and Group III serves as a negative control.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) group | Experimental | Atraumatic restorative technique will be performed. Then the cavities will be dried with a gentle flow of compressed air. One drop of silver diamine fluoride (Advantage Arrest Silver Diamine Fluoride 38% - Bottle) will be dispensed into a dappen dish. A micro brush will be bent, dipped into SDF and dabbed on the side of the dappen dish to remove excess liquid before application. SDF will be applied directly to affected tooth surface and dried with gentle flow of compressed air for 1 minute. Excess SDF will be removed with cotton roll. Teeth will be restored with glass ionomer cement (GC Fuji IX). |
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| Chlorhexidine group | Active Comparator | Atraumatic restorative treatment will be performed. Then, the cavities will be disinfected by placing a cotton pellet soaked in chlorhexidine solution (Consepsis®2% Chlorhexidine Antibacterial Solution) for 1 minute, air dried and restored using glass ionomer cement. |
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| Atraumatic Restorative Treatment without Disinfection | Sham Comparator | Cavities will be cleaned according to the ART approach.The cavity will be enlarged if needed using sterile hatchet.The carious dentin will be removed with excavators starting at the enamel-dentine junction. The unsupported thin enamel will be fractured off with the hatchet. The caries will be removed carefully until firm dentin is reached (physically resistant to hand excavation). The cavity will be cleaned with wet cotton pellets. Cavities will be restored immediately using conventional glass ionomer cement. All the cavities in the 3 groups will be temporary restored with glass ionomer cement handled according to manufacturer's instructions, however acid etching will not be carried out in order to make sample collection easier following the experimental period. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Silver Diamine Fluoride | Drug | SDF will be applied as a cavity disinfected after atraumatic restorative technique (Antimicrobial effect) |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Microbiological assessment of total viable bacterial count | The first dentin sample will be collected with a sterile spoon excavator from the firm dentin in the center of the cavity. Two microliters of the samples collected will be inoculated on blood agar for total viable count. | First day (baseline) |
| Microbiological assessment of streptococcus mutans count | The first dentin sample will be collected with a sterile spoon excavator from the firm dentin in the center of the cavity. Two µl of the samples will be inoculated on mitis salivarius agar supplemented with 15 percent sucrose and bacitracin (0.2 U/ml) for selective isolation of Streptococcus mutans. | First day (baseline) |
| Microbiological assessment of lactobacilli count | The first dentin sample will be collected with a sterile spoon excavator from the firm dentin in the center of the cavity.Two µl of the samples will be inoculated on Rogosa agar, a medium selective for Lactobacilli. | First day (baseline) |
| Change in the total viable count. | A second dentin sample will be taken from the same position with a sterile round bur for bacteriologic assessment. | 14 days |
| Change in the lactobacilli count. | A second dentin sample will be taken from the same position with a sterile round bur for bacteriologic assessment. | 14 days |
| Change in the streptococcus mutans count. | A second dentin sample will be taken from the same position with a sterile round bur for bacteriologic assessment. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Clinical changes in the dentin color | Restoration will be removed and the dentin will be checked using visual-tactile method of examination. | 14 days |
| Clinical changes in the dentin consistency |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Lina A Matar, BDS | Alexandria University | Principal Investigator |
| Karin ML Dowidar, PhD | Alexandria University | Study Director |
| Dalia AM Talaat, PhD | Alexandria University | Study Director |
| Dina AE Kholeif, PhD | Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria Univerity | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University | Alexandria | 21512 | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29122072 | Background | Joshi JS, Roshan NM, Sakeenabi B, Poornima P, Nagaveni NB, Subbareddy VV. Inhibition of Residual Cariogenic Bacteria in Atraumatic Restorative Treatment by Chlorhexidine: Disinfection or Incorporation. Pediatr Dent. 2017 Jul 15;39(4):308-312. | |
| 26897901 | Background | Horst JA, Ellenikiotis H, Milgrom PL. UCSF Protocol for Caries Arrest Using Silver Diamine Fluoride: Rationale, Indications and Consent. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2016 Jan;44(1):16-28. |
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| Manual for the atraumatic restorative treatment approach to control dental caries. | View source |
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This study is a three arm randomized controlled clinical trial, where children indicated for Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) will be selected.
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The operator will not be blinded to the type of treatment as each antibacterial agent has different consistency, color and application technique. However the expert assessing the microbiologic sample and statistician will be blinded to the treatment groups.
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| Chlorhexidine | Drug | Chlorhexidine will be applied as a cavity disinfected after atraumatic restorative technique (Antimicrobial effect) |
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| Atraumatic Restorative Treatment without Disinfection | Procedure | Atraumatic Restorative Technique will be performed without cavity disinfection |
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| 14 days |
Restoration will be removed and the dentin will be checked using visual-tactile method of examination.
| 14 days |
| 27099357 | Background | Innes NP, Frencken JE, Bjorndal L, Maltz M, Manton DJ, Ricketts D, Van Landuyt K, Banerjee A, Campus G, Domejean S, Fontana M, Leal S, Lo E, Machiulskiene V, Schulte A, Splieth C, Zandona A, Schwendicke F. Managing Carious Lesions: Consensus Recommendations on Terminology. Adv Dent Res. 2016 May;28(2):49-57. doi: 10.1177/0022034516639276. |
| 12459616 | Background | Massara ML, Alves JB, Brandao PR. Atraumatic restorative treatment: clinical, ultrastructural and chemical analysis. Caries Res. 2002 Nov-Dec;36(6):430-6. doi: 10.1159/000066534. |
| 9353579 | Background | Bjorndal L, Larsen T, Thylstrup A. A clinical and microbiological study of deep carious lesions during stepwise excavation using long treatment intervals. Caries Res. 1997;31(6):411-7. doi: 10.1159/000262431. |
| Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride for Dental Caries Management in Children and Adolescents, Including Those with Special Health Care Needs. reference manual of American academy of pediatric dentistry | View source |
| ID | Term |
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| D003731 | Dental Caries |
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| D017001 | Tooth Demineralization |
| D014076 | Tooth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
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| C024633 | silver diamine fluoride |
| D002710 | Chlorhexidine |
| D004203 | Disinfection |
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| D001645 | Biguanides |
| D006146 | Guanidines |
| D000578 | Amidines |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D013242 | Sterilization |
| D017053 | Infection Control |
| D003140 | Communicable Disease Control |
| D015980 | Public Health Practice |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |
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