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Plaque and salivary fluoride level after applying fluoride varnish and silver diamine fluoride in preschool children

Plaque and salivary fluoride level after applying fluoride varnish and silver diamine fluoride in preschool children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20240705002
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-07-05
Start date
2023-12-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

early childhood caries prevention Silver diamine fluoride, Fluoride varnish, early childhood caries, plaque fluoride, salivary fluoride

Interventions

38% silver diamine fluoride (38% SDF
44,800 ppm fluoride) is a topical fluoride. It contains high fluoride concentrations that promote remineralization of both enamel and dentine caries, have an antimicrobial effect from the silver conte
22,600 ppm fluoride) and is recommended for application in children at high risk of caries, primarily for preventing and arresting the progression of enamel caries.It has been commonly used due to its
Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF),Fluoride varnish (FV),Silver Diamine Fluoride combined with Fluoride varnish

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy and cooperative children aged 3-6 years old. 2. Children who have a full primary dentition, consisting of 20 primary teeth. 3. Children who have at least 1 tooth with dentinal caries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children who have sound non carious teeth. 2. Children with a medical, physical, or mental disability. 3. Children with a known allergy to fluoride, silver, or colophony agents 4. Children who receiving professional fluoride treatment in the past 3 months. 5. Children who had taken long-term medications, medication influences salivary flow or taken antibiotic within one month before the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Plaque and salivary fluoride level baseline, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 24 hours, 48 hours Part per million of fluoride (ppmF)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
N/A N/A N/A

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactChavanya Asavalertpalakorn

Faculty of dentistry, Mahidol university

chavanya.a@gmail.com022007821

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026