Effectiveness of SDF With Different Post-treatment Protocols in Arresting Dental Caries

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-12-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To compare the effectiveness of the semi-annual application of 38% SDF with two post-treatment protocols in arresting dental caries in preschool children

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 3-5 year old children attending the first to the third year of kindergarten;

2. free from any systemic conditions and generally healthy;

3. parents sign informed consent;

4. having at least 1 tooth with cavitated dentine carious lesion

Exclusion Criteria:

1. are uncooperative to accept oral examination or treatment;

2. have a significant systematic disease or long-term medications;

3. have abnormal dentition.

4. Teeth having signs or symptoms of irreversible pulpitis and non-vitality will be excluded.