Dental cavitated teeth Oral Health Dental caries
Conditions
Interventions
Considered a pilot study, a convenient sample size of 100 students per treatment group was chosen. Randomization of the two restoratives over the prepared cavities was performed as follows: 100 identi
Sponsors
Dental School University of Cairo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy patients without a history of any medical disease or condition that could interfere with the study protocol or affect clinical results 2. Patients without oral habits that could affect the study results 3. Presence of natural antagonist 4. Presence of at least two teeth with a cavitated dentine carious lesions in an occlusal surface in first or second permanent molars situated in different sides of the jaw 5. Occlusal cavities with size (Site/Stage 1.2 or 1.3) 6. Absence of apparent enamel crack or fracture 7. No pulp involvement or symptoms of pulpitis or apical periodontitis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Poor oral hygiene 2. Deciduous teeth 3. Patients declaring daily consumption of substantial volume of citric juices
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of secondary carious lesions, assessed using the USPHS criteria at baseline, 6, 12,18 and 24 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of the restorations, assessed using ART restoration criteria at baseline, 6, 12,18 and 24 months | — |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed