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Bite Force Recovery Following Pediatric Full Crown Restorations

Bite Force Recovery Following Pediatric Full Crown Restorations: A Comparative Study of Bioflx and Stainless-steel Crowns

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07786805
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-08-26
Start date
2026-09-01
Completion date
2026-12-01
Last updated
2026-08-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bite Force, Masseter Muscle, Stainless-steel Crown

Keywords

bite force, dental caries, restoration, Bioflx crown, Stainless steel crowns

Brief summary

A component of masticatory function is bite force. Dental caries is one factor that contributes to poor dental health, which has an overall negative influence on quality of life. Caries has a detrimental after effect of functional impairment. this study aims to evaluate how children occlusal bite forces are affected by complete dental care. thirty children with dental caries in their primary molars, ages 5 to 8, of both sexes will be included. Occlusal force gauge was used to measure the occlusal bite force in the vicinity of primary molars both before and after restorations. A statistical analysis was performed on the collected data

Detailed description

This controlled, randomized clinical trial aims to compare the recovery of occlusal function following restoration of primary molars with preformed BioFlx crowns and stainless steel crowns in children aged 5-8 years. thirty eligible children requiring full-coverage crown restorations of primary molars will be randomly allocated to receive either a BioFlx crown or a stainless steel crown. Occlusal bite force, occlusal contact distribution, vertical dimension, and masseter muscle activity assessed by surface electromyography will be evaluated before treatment, immediately after crown placement, and during follow-up. Clinical evaluations will also be performed at 1and 3 months.

Interventions

Eligible primary molars will be restored with appropriately sized BioFlx crowns following tooth preparation according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The crowns will be adjusted as needed, cemented using glass ionomer cement, and final occlusion will be verified.

PROCEDUREPreformed Stainless Steel Crown

Eligible primary molars will be prepared according to standard clinical procedures, fitted with an appropriately sized crown, adjusted and contoured as required, cemented using glass ionomer cement, and final occlusion will be verified.

Sponsors

Tanta University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Children aged 5-8 years. * Healthy and cooperative children who are able to tolerate the required dental procedures and follow-up visits. * Children requiring full-coverage crown restoration of a primary molar due to extensive or multisurface caries, wide proximal carious lesions * Primary molars requiring pulp therapy followed by full-coverage restoration. * Primary molars with more than one-third of the root structure remaining radiographically. * Children with normal molar relationship. * Children with normal overjet and overbite. * Children without clinically evident malocclusion. * Children without parafunctional oral habits.

Exclusion criteria

* Temporomandibular joint disorders * Apparent facial asymmetry. * Uncontrolled systemic disease or medical condition that may affect participation in the study or the dental treatment. * Current or previous orthodontic treatment that may influence occlusion or bite-force measurements. * Presence of parafunctional habits, such as bruxism or other abnormal occlusal habits.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Occlusal Bite Force DistributionBaseline (before crown placement), immediately after crown cementation, one and three months after treatment.The percentage of total occlusal force (%) distributed on the restored primary molar will be measured using a digital occlusal analysis system. The closure demonstrating the maximum recorded occlusal force will be selected for analysis.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Masseter Muscle ActivityBaseline (before crown placement), immediately after crown cementation, one month and three months after treatment.Bilateral masseter muscle activity, expressed as integrated mean electromyographic activity (µV or µV·s, according to the recording output), will be measured using surface electromyography (sEMG) during the rest position and maximum voluntary clenching.
Occlusal ContactsBaseline, immediately after crown placement, and 1 and 3 month after treatment.The number and distribution of occlusal contacts, including the presence or absence of premature occlusal contacts (number of patients/teeth with premature contacts), will be assessed using digital intraoral scanning and digital occlusal analysis.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

CONTACTshaimaa eldesouky, assistant professor
shaimaaeldesouky@dent.tanta.edu.eg01008994242

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 1, 2026