Health Condition 1: K027- Dental root caries
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF): 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) solution, has drawn some attention recently for its effectiveness in preventing dental caries in young children and olde
Sponsors
Bhargav Bhat
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Institutionalized elderly subjects aged 60â??90 years have at least 1 tooth with exposed root surfaces caries. Root Caries that are restricted in dentin and asymptomatic tooth.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly subjects with serious life-threatening conditions Caries involving the pulp Tooth that is presented with grade III mobility
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcomes of this trial will be to find if new active caries developed on the exposed sound root surfaces of the subjects during the study period and whether the active root caries lesions found at the baseline would become arrested, i.e., became an inactive lesion.Timepoint: 1st , 3rd, and 6th month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness of Silver diamine fluoride and sodium fluoride in preventing and arresting the caries activity.Timepoint: 1st , 3rd, and 6th month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDeepak Singhal
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed