Trial reportTrials2016
One-step partial or complete caries removal and bonding with antibacterial or traditional self-etch adhesives: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Trials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02286388 (Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing One-step Partial Caries Removal to Complete Caries Removal for the Treatment of Deep Carious Lesions in Permanent Teeth DECAT DEep CAries Treatment), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing One-step Partial Caries Removal to Complete Caries Removal for the Treatment of Deep Carious Lesions in Permanent Teeth DECAT DEep CAries Treatment
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes of Direct Pulp Capping After Carious Excavation of Deep Caries on Permanent Mature Teeth: An Ancillary Study Derived From A Randomised Clinical Trial.European endodontic journal · 2025Trial
- Selective Caries Removal in Permanent Teeth (SCRiPT) for the treatment of deep carious lesions: a randomised controlled clinical trial in primary care.BMC oral health · 2021Trial
- Comparative evaluation of caries detector dyes and laser fluorescence systems for intraoperative diagnosis during selective caries removal: a scoping review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Review
- Does the liner material influence pulpal vitality in deep carious cavities submitted to selective caries removal? A network meta-analysis review.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Review
- Place of a new radiological index in predicting pulp exposure before intervention for deep carious lesions.Oral radiology · 2022Observational
- Management preferences of deep caries in permanent teeth among dentists in Saudi Arabia.European journal of dentistryArticle
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17 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent concepts in conservative dentistry advocate minimally invasive dentistry and pulp vitality preservation. Moreover, complete removal of carious dentin in deep carious lesions often leads to pulp exposure and root canal treatment, despite the absence of irreversible pulp inflammation. For years, partial caries removal has been performed on primary teeth, but little evidence supports its effectiveness for permanent teeth. Furthermore, the recent development of new antibacterial adhesive systems could be interesting in the treatment of such lesions. The objectives of this study are to compare the effectiveness of partial versus complete carious dentin removal in deep lesions (primary objective) and the use of an antibacterial versus a traditional two-step self-etch adhesive system (main secondary objective). METHODS/
designThe DEep CAries Treatment (DECAT) study protocol is a multicenter, randomized, controlled superiority trial comparing partial versus complete caries removal followed by adhesive restoration. The minimum sample size required is 464 patients. Two successive randomizations will be performed (allocation ratio 1:1): the first for the type of excavation (partial versus complete) and the second (if no root canal treatment is required) for the type of adhesive (antibacterial versus traditional). For the two objectives, the outcome is the success of the treatment after 1 year, measured according to a composite outcome of five FDI criteria: material fracture and retention, marginal adaptation, radiographic examination (including apical pathologies), postoperative sensitivity and tooth vitality, and carious lesion recurrence. DISCUSSION: The study will investigate the interest of a conservative approach for the management of deep carious lesions in terms of dentin excavation and bioactive adhesive systems. The results may help practitioners achieve the most efficient restorative procedure to maintain pulp vitality and increase the restoration longevity.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02286388 . Registered in November 2014.
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