Decayed Primary Molars
Conditions
Keywords
ART, Hall technique, decayed primary molars
Brief summary
This study is designed to compare major failure rate between ART ( excavation of caries with hand instruments and placing glass ionomer restoration without the use of rotary instruments) versus hall technique ( placing a stainless steel crown on the decayed primary molar without prepartion or caries removal)
Interventions
PROCEDUREAtraumatic Restorative Treatment
Caries excavation with hand instruments only and restoration with Glass ionomer filling
PROCEDUREHall technique
Crown placement without tooth preparation
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age: From 4 to 6 years. * Cooperative children * Children with no systemic disease, occlusal problems or bad habits. * Primary molars with vital pulp. * Class II Caries in primary molars within enamel/dentin. * Molars in occlusion with the antagonist tooth/teeth. * Teeth with no developmental anomalies. * Absence of spontaneous pain and tenderness to percussion. * Absence of any radiolucency in furcation and/or periradicular regions. * No pathological and internal/external resorption.
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of signs and symptoms of necrosis (Fistula, abscess, mobility or furcation involvement). * Root caries. * History of Spontaneous pain.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Major failure | 1 year follow up | Irreversible pulpitis, Dental abscess or fistula, Restoration loss, Tooth cannot be restored, Tooth fracture. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canine overbite | 3 months, 6 months and 1 year follow up | — |
| Postoperative pain and discomfort | Immediately postoperative | Face pain scale-revised Its a self report measure of pain intenisty from 0 to 10 with 0 being least painful and 10 being most painful |
| Child anxiety | Intraoperative | Venham anxiety rating scale is a scale from 0 to 5 assessing the anxiety of children in dental setting with 0 being most relaxed and smiling and 5 being most anxious and out of contact with the reality of the threat. |
| Child behavior | Intraoperative | Venham behavior rating scale Its a scale from 0-5 with 0 being total cooperation and 5 being total uncooperation and physical restraint is required. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed