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Reducing the pain during caries removal by using ceramic and tungsten carbide burs in children

Comparative Evaluation Of Efficacy And Pain Perception Of Children During The Removal Of Carious Dentin Using Ceramic And Tungsten Carbide Burs: A Randomized Clinical Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/069666
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-06-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Ceramic bur: Ceramic bur has hardness less than that of healthy dentin. It is self limiting as it is designed to lose its cutting efficiency while in the sound dentin. Ceramic burs aim

Sponsors

Dr P Sravya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy children of age 4-8 years attending the dental hospital Children with bilateral class I carious lesions on maxillary or mandibular either 1st or 2nd primary molars. Teeth should be clinically free from any pathologic conditions other than dental caries. Asymptomatic carious lesions with distinct dentin involvement verified by radiograph.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Teeth showing clinical or radiographic signs of irreversible pulpitis and its sequelae. Teeth with pathological conditions such as dental erosions or tooth developmental disorders carious lesions extending proximally excluded by the x-ray Children with systemic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome of the study is to determine the pain perception of children by using ceramic bur and tungsten carbide bur during the removal of carious dentinTimepoint: During caries excavation After caries excavation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcome of the study is to determine the effectiveness of ceramic bur and tungsten carbide bur in removing carious dentinTimepoint: After caries excavation

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr S V S G Nirmala

Narayana dental college and hospital

nimskrishna2007@gmail.com9440206976

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026