Teeth selected for intervention with Atraumatic Restorative Treatment will receive Glass Ionomer restorations (control) or MI varnish (test) before receiving the Glass Ionomer restoration
Patients selected to participate in the study will be randomly assigned into 2 groups. Group 1 (test): who will receive casein Phosphopeptide Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (CPP-ACP) + ART in the teeth selected, excavating only the caries infected dentine and preserving the caries affected dentine. Group 2 (control): Who will receive ART only in the teeth selected, excavating only the caries infected dentine and preserving the caries affected dentine.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
132
varnish containing calcium and phospate ions which act as a source for tooth remineralization
excavation of dental caries and restoring with light cured Glass Ionomer Restoration
Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Evaluate the reparative ability of Casein Phosphopeptide Amorphous Calcium Phosphate varnish on caries affected dentine in primary molars.
this is by evaluating the clinical and radiographic data and also by descriptive histological assessment
Time frame: 12 months
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