High level of dental caries in the mixed dentition. High prevalence of children with untreated deday. Dental caries, untreated deday, dental anxiety, sealant, restoration, plaque control tandcaries, onbehandelde tandcaries, tandartsangst, sealant, restauratie, mondhygiene
Conditions
Interventions
1. Plaque control through tooth brushing
2. Restorations in cavitated primary molars
sealants in caries active 1st permanent molars.
Sponsors
initiator and local dental authority (Brasilia)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy children; 2. Complete primary molars dentition and at least two molars with cavities; 3. Informed consent received.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No informed consent received; 2. Children that have already molar teeth extracted, have molars with symptoms and those that have less than two molars cavitated.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of symptom-free naturally exfoliated primary molars; 2. Survival of restored teeth; 3. Survival of caries-free pits and fissures in 1st permanent molars; 4. Cost-effectiveness of the three treatment approaches. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Prevalence of oral health indices over time; 2. Dental anxiety by treatment group; 3. Pain experience by treatment group; 4. Quality-of-life over time; 5. Impact of oral health promotion. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactSoraya Leal
Outcome results
None listed