Novamin on Streptococcus Mutans Count in Dental Plaque of High Caries Risk Children

Hams Hamed Abdelrahman36 enrolled

Overview

Inhibition of streptococcus mutans can be effective to prevent caries in high caries-risk children. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of Novamin on streptococcus mutans in the plaque of high caries-risk children.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dental Plaque Dental Caries

Interventions

Novamin containing toothpasteOTHER

children's teeth will be brushed using Novamin containing toothpaste.

Fluoride containing toothpasteOTHER

children's teeth will be brushed using Fluoride containing toothpaste.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 6 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Medically healthy children. * No erupting first permanent molars. * High caries risk children; Have visible cavities or have a visible plaque on their teeth. * Cooperative (Positive or definitely positive), according to Frankl's Behavior Rating Scale Exclusion Criteria: * History of intake of antibiotics for the past 3-4 weeks. * History of professional fluoride treatment over 2 weeks before the study. * Children with tooth structure defects. * Children unable to return for recall visits

Locations (1)

Alexandria Faculty of Dentistry

Alexandria, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in bacterial count in dental plaque

The samples will be collected from all children in the study and the level of S.mutans will be recorded.

Time frame: 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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