Silver Diamine Fluoride Application on Root Caries Fillings
ConditionRoot Caries
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorThe University of Hong Kong
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the influence of prior silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application on root caries fillings.
The main questions to answer
1. Compare the success of fillings placed in dental root decay that have prior SDF application and those without prior SDF application; 2. Compare patient-based subjective evaluations on the two approaches mentioned above in treating root caries.
Participants will be allocated into two group
1. prior SDF application before receiving root caries fillings 2. directly receiving root caries fillings without any SDF application
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Older adults (aged 60 or above)
At least one untreated decayed dental root
Disqualifiers
No self-care ability for basic daily activities
Teeth with severe decay (cannot be filled)
Teeth indicated for extraction
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- SDF solution application
- Tonic water
Treatment groups
184 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov