NCT05339503

This is the Comparison of Clinical Effectiveness of Hydrochloric Acid-pumice Compound and Sodium Hypochlorite-pumice Compound Used in Microabrasion Technique for the Treatment of Dental Fluorosis. Change in Tooth Shade Was Checked Before and After the Procedure.

Comparison of Clinical Effectiveness of Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Hypochlorite Used in Microabrasion Technique for the Treatment of Dental Fluorosis.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fatima Jinnah Dental College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To compare the clinical effectiveness of hydrochloric acid-pumice compound and sodium hypochlorite-pumice compound in treating dental fluorosis using microabrasion technique.

Detailed description

A Randomized Clinical Trial was taken Fatima Jinnah Dental College Hospital, Karachi, from 1st November 2019 To 30th April 2020. Total 30 teeth in each group were included. Preoperatively shade was checked. The mixture was applied 10 times or more during the same session. Total treatment time was around 30 minutes. Every patient received entire microabrasion treatment. At the end of the treatment, neutral sodium fluoride gel was applied. Then changes in shade were checked. Descriptive statistics were calculated.

Conditions

• Dental Fluoroses

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	enamel microabrasion	It is a non-restorative, conservative treatment that works both chemically and mechanically to remove up to 0.2 mm of affected enamel per application. Pumice either mixed with 18% hydrochloric acid or 5.25% sodium hypochlorite was used to remove fluorosis stains.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-01
• Primary completion: 2020-04-30
• Completion: 2020-04-30
• First posted: 2022-04-21
• Last updated: 2022-05-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan