This study compares how well different floss tie methods work to keep the tooth dry and clean during the cementation of dental restorations and to see which method gives the best outcome clinically.

Comparative clinical evaluation of efficacy of different floss tie isolation technique for adhesive cementation of dental restorations- An In Vivo Study. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/10/096314

Enrollment

Registered

2025-10-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K038- Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth

Interventions

Intervention1: PTFE floss: To evaluate and compare the clinical efficacy and post operative pain of PTFE as floss tie isolation technique with conventional and cocofloss for adhesive cementation of de

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients between age group of 18 to 65 years is included in study. 2.Tooth preparation with equi-gingival finish line. 3.A written informed consent will be taken from all the patients and only those patients ready to sign the consent form will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with poor oral hygiene and gingival/periodontal diseases will be excluded from the study. 2.Patients with latex allergy will be excluded. 3.Tooth with subgingival caries, cracks will be excluded. 4.Medically compromised patients will be excluded from the study. 5.Badly mutilated teeth which are difficult for isolation will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate and compare the clinical efficacy of conventional, PTFE and cocofloss as isolation techniques for adhesive cementation of dental restorations using self-designed criteria.Timepoint: baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess post operative pain of conventional, PTFE and cocofloss as isolation techniques for adhesive cementation of dental restorations using Verbal Rating scaleTimepoint: baseline, 6 hours and 12 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nimisha Shah

KM Shah dental college and hospital

nshah7873@gmail.com9998994299

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026