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Trial reportBMC oral health2021

The impact of minimally invasive restorative techniques on perception of dental pain among pregnant women: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

May M Adham, Mona K El Kashlan, Wafaa E Abdelaziz, Ahmed S Rashad

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC oral health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04573608 (The Impact of Minimally Invasive Restorative Techniques on Dental Pain in Pregnant Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT04573608 phase2completednot on this map

The Impact of Minimally Invasive Restorative Techniques on Dental Pain in Pregnant Women: a Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorNourhan M.AlyRan2019 to 2019Enrolled162ConditionsDental Pain, Patient SatisfactionArmsPapacarie, Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

May M AdhamDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Champolion St., Azarita, Alexandria, 21527, Egypt. may.adham00@gmail.com.
Mona K El KashlanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Champolion St., Azarita, Alexandria, 21527, Egypt.
Wafaa E AbdelazizDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Champolion St., Azarita, Alexandria, 21527, Egypt.
Ahmed S RashadDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
Alexandria University · EGDamanhour University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe public dental care sector is striving to fulfill the preventive and restorative needs of Egyptians, including pregnant women, who may not receive timely care due to misconceptions about dental treatment during pregnancy. Because of this, they are likely to suffer dental pain, with higher risk of infection affecting their offsprings. AIM OF THE STUDY: To compare the effectiveness of chemo-mechanical caries removal using Papacarie-Duo and Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) in reducing dental pain among pregnant women. MATERIALS AND

methodsA randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted, in 2019, and included 162 pregnant women visiting family health centers in Alexandria, Egypt, with dental pain due to dental caries not extending to pulp. Patients were randomly assigned to Papacarie-Duo group (n = 82) and ART group (n = 80) after stratification by number of treated surfaces. The outcome variables were reduction in pain assessed using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), satisfaction with treatment, and time taken for dental caries removal. T test/ Mann Whitney U test were used to compare groups and Freidman test was used to compare change across time.

resultsPain reduction was significantly greater in the Papacarie-Duo than the ART group (81.55% and 69.43%, P = 0.001). Patients in the Papacarie-Duo group were significantly more satisfied with treatment than those in the ART, immediately after treatment (mean = 9.60 and 8.00, P =  < 0.01) and after 6 months (mean = 9.63 and 8.16, P =  < 0.01). Significantly less excavation time was recorded in the Papacarie-Duo group than in the ART group (mean = 10.38 and 11.56 min, P =  < 0.01).

conclusionChemo-mechanical caries removal using Papacarie-Duo is more effective in reducing dental pain, in pregnant women, and is associated with more satisfaction and less excavation time than ART.

trial registrationID NCT04573608 ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ ); 5/10/2020, retrospective registration.

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Dental Atraumatic Restorative TreatmentDental CariesDental CareDental Cavity PreparationEgyptFemaleHumansPainPerceptionPregnancyPregnant PeopleRetrospective StudiesAtraumatic restorative treatmentChemo-mechanical caries removalDental painExcavation timeMinimal invasive dentistryPapacarie-duoPatient satisfactionPregnant women

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