The management of deep carious lesions approaching a healthy pulp is considered a challenge to the dental practitioner. The conventional treatment of deep carious lesions requires the removal of all infected and affected dentin to avoid more cariogenic activity.
This study is designed to assess the clinical and radiographic effectivness of nano silver fluoride versus calcium hydroxide in an indirect pulp treatment of deep carious second primary molars. This clinical study is important because World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that school children experience to dental caries was 60-90% of worldwide (P. D. Garkoti et al., 2015). This clinical trial has potential benefits to patients where indirect pulp treatment preserves pulp vitality by partial caries removal without exposing pulp. Several materials have been used for indirect pulp technique including calcium hydroxide (Metalita M et al., 2016).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
Nano silver fluoride (NSF) is a new material consisting of nano silver particles, chitosan and sodium fluoride. It is a bacteriostatic and bactericidal compound.
Calcium hydroxide is a gold standard for indirect pulp capping which induces hard tissue.
Heba Mohamed Refaat Fouad Genena
Cairo, Egypt
Spontaneous pain or pain on biting
By asking patient
Time frame: 12 months
Pain on percussion
By the back of mirror
Time frame: 12 months
Swelling
Clinical examination by operator
Time frame: 12 months
Mobility
Clinical examination by operator
Time frame: 12 months
Sinus or fistula tract
Clinical examination by operator
Time frame: 12 months
Furcation or perapical radiolucency
Periapical radiograph
Time frame: 12 months
External or internal root resorption
Periapical radiograph
Time frame: 12 months
Widening periodontal membrane space
Periapical radiograph
Time frame: 12 months
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