None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of school dental therapist treatment of early childhood caries against the standard care within Dental Health Services of dentist provided treatment of early childhood caries among children 4 years of age or younger.
Interventions
Treatment of early childhood dental caries by school dental therapists using the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment approach (ART) compared with the standard care provided by dentists within public dental services. Children will have teeth requiring restorations treated using hand instruments, without the use of local analgesia and the prepared tooth restored with a glass-ionomer cement. The duration of each treatment session is expected to last approximately 15-20 minutes. Preventive application
Treatment of early childhood dental caries by school dental therapists using the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment approach (ART) compared with the standard care provided by dentists within public dental services. Children will have teeth requiring restorations treated using hand instruments, without the use of local analgesia and the prepared tooth restored with a glass-ionomer cement. The duration of each treatment session is expected to last approximately 15-20 minutes. Preventive application of fluoride varnish to interproximal areas and areas with white spot lesions will also be undertaken every 6 months. Children will be assessed 12 months after treatment completed
Sponsors
Dental Health Services
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Children aged 5 years or younger. parent/carer able to communicate effectively in English. Child has early childhood dental caries.
Exclusion criteria
Child with pain from dental caries and requires urgent/emergency dental treatment. Child has medical conditions requiring specialist care or require hospitalisation.
Outcome results
None listed