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Comparison of light cured silver diamine fluoride and SDF-KI on arresting caries

Comparison of light cured silver diamine fluoride with Silver Diamine Fluoride- Potassium iodide on arresting carious lesions in primary teeth: A randomized controlled trial. - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091078
Enrollment
38
Registered
2025-07-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K025- Dental caries on pit and fissure surface

Interventions

Intervention1: Light cured Silver diamine Fluoride: Light curing of silver diamine fluoride where curing light is used after silver diamine fluoride application for enhancing its properties. Control

Sponsors

Chithaluru Pranathi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Systemically healthy and cooperative children. 2. Children of age group 4-7 years with atleast one active carious lesion bilaterally in a primary mandibular molar with score 4 or 5 (asymptomatic dentinal caries) according to the International Caries Detection And Assessment System- ICDAS II detected using visual and tactile inspection to assess lesion severity and activity and RA 3 according to ICCMS TM. 3. Teeth with no signs of pulpal involvement. 4. Teeth with no signs of pain, abscess, fistula. 5. Teeth with no premature hypermobility. 6. Teeth with no internal or external root resorption. 7. Children whose parents are willing to give consent. 8. Teeth with atleast two third of the root length remaining.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Teeth that caused spontaneous pain or showed signs of pulpal infection, swelling and or/abscess. 2. Children with history of major systemic disorders. 3. Children with allergy to silver or any materials used in the study. 4. Children with intellectual disability.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate caries arrest rate, clinical success, radiographic success and parental acceptance of a.Light cured silver diamine fluoride b.Silver diamine fluoride with potassium iodide .Timepoint: Follow up at 3 months, 6 months and 9 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the parental satisfaction of sdf and light cured sdfTimepoint: 9 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactChithaluru Pranathi

University College of medical Sciences Delhi

tyagi_rishidoc@hotmail.com9868575552

Outcome results

None listed

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