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Relation of Caries Color to Caries Severity and Its Microbial Load

Relation of Caries Color to Caries Severity and Its Microbial Load in Primary Molars. A Clinical Study

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06338540
Enrollment
80
Registered
2024-03-29
Start date
2022-09-01
Completion date
2024-07-01
Last updated
2024-03-29

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Conditions

Relation of Caries Color

Keywords

Relation of Caries Color, History of pain, Caries severity, ICDAS, Microbial load, Radiograph

Brief summary

This study is to find the relation of caries color to caries severity and its microbial load in primary molars.

Detailed description

This study is to investigate the relationship between the caries color to caries severity and its microbial load.

Interventions

OTHERBlack color of caries

observation of the dental caries color will be confirmed with standardized photographs illustrating , the black caries color related to history of pain , ICDAS , pulp exposed and microbial load

OTHERdark brown color of caries

observation of the dental caries color will be confirmed with standardized photographs illustrating , the dark brown caries color related to history of pain , ICDAS , pulp exposed and microbial load

OTHERlight brown color of caries

observation of the dental caries color will be confirmed with standardized photographs illustrating , the light brown caries color related to history of pain , ICDAS , pulp exposed and microbial load

OTHERyellow color of caries

observation of the dental caries color will be confirmed with standardized photographs illustrating , the yellow caries color related to history of pain , ICDAS , pulp exposed and microbial load

Sponsors

Mansoura University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Group 1: Yellow caries color Group 2: dark brown caries color Group 3: light brown caries color Group 4: black caries color

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Their ages ranged from (4 to 7) years. 2. They were healthy, free from any chronic disease and had no previous anxiety disorder or medical disability such as the history of seizures or convulsion disorders, nystagmus, vertigo or equilibrium disorders, eye problems and autism. 3. Primary molars with class 1 caries, normal furcation and normal periapical bone structure 4. They were indicated for restorative treatment under local anesthesia. 5. They were not indicated for pharmacological management

Exclusion criteria

1. Primary molars with class 2 caries 2. Teeth with mobility 3. Periapical abscess 4. Fistula

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Caries color related to history of painUp to 12 weeksFour caries color ( black , dark brown , light brown , yellow ) related to history of pain ( no pain, positive elicited pain, spontaneous pain, and nocturnal pain )
Caries color related to ICDASUp to 12 weeksFour caries color ( black , dark brown , light brown , yellow ) related to ICDAS ( 3,4,5,6)
Caries color related to pulp exposedUp to 12 weeksFour caries color ( black , dark brown , light brown , yellow ) related to pulp exposed ( pulp exposed , no pulp exposed)
Caries color related to microbial loadUp to 12 weeksFour caries color ( black , dark brown , light brown , yellow ) related to microbial load ( Streptococci mutans and Lactobacilli for caries biopsy )

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026