Trial reportInternational dental journal2025
A Clinical Trial of 38% Silver Diamine Fluoride With Light Curing in Arresting Dentine Caries in Primary Teeth.
Trial report in International dental journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07792551 (Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of SMART Hall Versus Conventional Hall Technique In Children With Carious Primary Molars), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of SMART Hall Versus Conventional Hall Technique In Children With Carious Primary Molars: Randomized Clinical Trial.
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6 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to compare the effectiveness of semi-annual application of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) with and without light curing in arresting dentine caries in primary teeth.
methodsChildren aged 5-7 years with at least 1 active dentine carious lesion were randomly allocated into: Group 1 (38% SDF with light curing: applied SDF for 10 seconds and exposed to LED light for 20 seconds) and Group 2 (38% SDF without light curing: applied SDF for 10 seconds and isolated for 20 seconds). Both interventions were repeated every 6 months. At the baseline, demographic data, oral health-related behaviors and clinical parameters of the children were collected. The activity of carious lesion was assessed using the visual-tactile method and adverse effects, if any, were recorded at both 6-month and 12-month follow-up periods by the same examiner. Intention-to-treat analysis was employed to analyze the data.
resultsAt baseline, 40 children (218 lesions) and 37 children (261 lesions) were recruited into Group 1 and Group 2. There were no significant differences between the 2 groups in terms of demographic data, oral health-related behaviors, and clinical parameters of the children at baseline (P > .05). After 12 months, 66 out of 77 children (85.74%) remained in the study. There was no significant difference in caries arrest rate between Group 1 (74.8%) and Group 2 (69.0%) with P = .161.
conclusionThe semi-annual application of 38% SDF with or without light curing is equally effective in arresting dentine carious lesions in primary teeth. The addition of light curing to SDF-treated teeth has no significant effect in arresting dental caries in primary teeth.
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