Dental Caries, Dental Plaque
Conditions
Brief summary
Inhibition of streptococcus mutans can be effective to prevent caries in high caries-risk children. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of Novamin on streptococcus mutans in the plaque of high caries-risk children.
Interventions
children's teeth will be brushed using Novamin containing toothpaste.
OTHERFluoride containing toothpaste
children's teeth will be brushed using Fluoride containing toothpaste.
Sponsors
Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Medically healthy children. * No erupting first permanent molars. * High caries risk children; Have visible cavities or have a visible plaque on their teeth. * Cooperative (Positive or definitely positive), according to Frankl's Behavior Rating Scale
Exclusion criteria
* History of intake of antibiotics for the past 3-4 weeks. * History of professional fluoride treatment over 2 weeks before the study. * Children with tooth structure defects. * Children unable to return for recall visits
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in bacterial count in dental plaque | 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks | The samples will be collected from all children in the study and the level of S.mutans will be recorded. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed