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Trial reportScientific reports2024

Clinical effectiveness/child-patient and parent satisfaction of two topical fluoride treatments for caries: a randomised clinical trial.

Ilze Maldupa, Nicola Innes, Ilona Viduskalne, Anda Brinkmane, Egita Senakola, Karina Krumina, Sergio E Uribe

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ilze MaldupaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema str. 20, Riga, 1007, Latvia. ilze.maldupa@rsu.lv.ORCID 0000-0002-5967-956X
Nicola InnesSchool of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9984-0012
Ilona ViduskalneDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema str. 20, Riga, 1007, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0001-6193-2205
Anda BrinkmaneDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema str. 20, Riga, 1007, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-1843-0423
Egita SenakolaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema str. 20, Riga, 1007, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0002-6422-9061
Karina KruminaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema str. 20, Riga, 1007, Latvia.
Sergio E UribeDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health, Riga Stradins University, Dzirciema str. 20, Riga, 1007, Latvia.ORCID 0000-0003-0684-2025
Riga Stradiņš University · LVCardiff University · GBRiga Technical University · LV

Funding

European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 857287Postdoc Latvia 1.1.1.2/VIAA/3/19/543
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Knowledge gaps exist regarding optimal silver diammine fluoride (SDF) regimens and the efficacy of new products for arresting dental caries in young children. We evaluated the effectiveness of 38%-SDF (SDI-RivaStar), Tiefenfluorid (TF) comparing with Placebo (P), all in conjunction with behavioural modification (BM), in preventing major complications (endodontic/extractions/pain)-a patient-centred outcome-due to early childhood caries over 12 months in children under 71-months. A six-arm, patient/parent-blinded, superiority, placebo-controlled randomised control trial at the university clinic in Riga, Latvia, from 1/9/20-31/8/22 (Protocol registration ISRCTN17005348). The trial tested six protocols, using three compounds (P/SDF/TF) under two regimes: annual and biannual (P1/P2/TF1/TF2/SDF1/SDF2) for major complications. Secondary outcomes included minor complications and parental satisfaction. All groups received BM. 373/427 randomised children (87.3%) completed the study. SDF2 had a significantly lower rate and risk of major (21.5%, OR = 0.28, 95%CI [0.11, 0.72], p < 0.05) and minor complications (OR = 0.16 (95%CI [0.05, 0.50], p = 0.002). Overall satisfaction was 96% (p > 0.05). SDF biannual application with BM effectively prevented major complications of early childhood caries and was well accepted by children and their parents. Trial registration number: ISRCTN17005348, principal investigator: Ilze Maldupa, registration date: 30/06/2021.Clinical trial registration number: ISRCTN registry: ISRCTN17005348, https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17005348 , registration date: 30/06/2021.

Indexed as

Cariostatic AgentsDental CariesChild, PreschoolDental Caries SusceptibilityFluorides, TopicalFluoride TreatmentHumansInfantParentsPatient SatisfactionPersonal SatisfactionQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsSilver CompoundsTreatment OutcomeCariostatic AgentsFluorides, TopicalQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsSilver Compoundssilver diamine fluorideEarly childhood cariesNon-invasive caries managementPatient-centred outcomes researchRandomised controlled trialSilver diammine fluoride

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PMID38582806
PMCPMC10998894
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