Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Papacarie group
Sponsors
Akindele Bimbola
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children in the age group of 5-9years. 2. Presence of at least 2 non pulpally involved carious lesion on the primary molar teeth confirmed by periapical radiographs. 3. Occlusal carious lesion of the dentine involving less than 2/3 of the dentine. 4. Children who are cooperative. 5. Children whose parent or guardian have given consent. 6. Children who have given their assent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with presence of debilitating medical conditions and or special needs 2. Teeth with clinical or radiographic signs and symptoms of pulpal involvement (spontaneous pain, abscess, fistula, periapical radiolucency, increase in periodontal ligament space, periapical radiolucency) 3. Teeth which have already been restored 4. Teeth with proximal carious lesions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness of chemomechanical caries removal method using papacarie compared with conventional mechanical caries removal | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| acceptability of the chemomechanical caries removal method using papacarie compared with the conventional mechanical method using low speed handpiece | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactBimbola Akindele
senior registrar
Outcome results
None listed