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CompletedNCT02592278

Prevention of Dental Caries Lesions With Fluoride Varnish in Erupting First Permanent Molars

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180 (actual)
Sponsor
Universidad Iberoamericana · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
6 Years – 7 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of fluoride varnishes in the prevention of dental caries lesions in erupting permanent first molars, in high-risk patients. Using as reference ICDAS criteria, when the success means that the surface maintain an ICDAS value 0 and failure that has change in ICDAS value 0 to 1. Sample: The sample comprise 180 patients between 6-7 years old with high-risk of dental caries. Study design: It proposed an experimental design randomized into 3 groups according to the frequency of topical fluoride application.(Group A: every 6 month; Group B: every 3 month; Group C: positive control).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGFluoride VarnishApplication of fluoride varnish every 3 and 6 months.
DRUGControl GroupTwice a day brush with fluoride toothpaste.

Timeline

Start date
2015-03-01
Primary completion
2016-03-01
Completion
2016-03-01
First posted
2015-10-30
Last updated
2016-11-04

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02592278. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.