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Clinical Performance of Restorative Materials in Primary Teeth

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the clinical performance of dental restorative materials in Class II cavities of primary molar teeth

Start: September 2021

Effects of Nystatin Suspension Oral Application on Oral Microbial Community

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a prescription mouth rinse (Nystatin),an FDA approved drug, on the different types of bacteria in the mouth. Results from this study may help understand the effect that Nystatin oral rinse has on certain types of oral bacteria, which may also cause tooth decay.

Start: May 2021

Caries-preventing Effect of a Hydroxyapatite-toothpaste in Adults

Target question is as the following one: Does the daily use of a fluoride-free, microcrystalline hydroxyap-atite (HAP) - containing test toothpaste have a non-inferior caries preventing effect in the permanent dentition compared to the regular use of a fluoride control toothpaste (1450 ppm F-) with proven caries preventive efficacy (Walsh et al. 2019)? This multicenter, non-inferiority clinical trial, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled design, two-armed study evaluates the hypothesis that the home regular use of a toothpaste containing microcrystalline hydroxylapatite (HAP) (test toothpaste) provides a caries preventive effect in adults aged 18-45 comparable to the caries preventive effect provided by the regular use of a fluoridated tooth paste (1450 ppm -F) (control toothpaste) over observation periods of max. 18 months. Caries development will be assessed according to the clinical criteria of the Decay Missing Filling Surface Index (DMFS).

Start: January 2021

A Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and the Anti-caries Efficacy of COL 101 (Arginine) Non-fluoride Dentifrices in Comparison With 0.24% Sodium Fluoride (1100 Ppm F) Dentifrice Control in 10 to 14-year-old Children

The objective of this study is to assess the safety and to evaluate the anti-caries efficacy of COL101 (arginine) non-fluoride dentifrices compared to a 0.24% sodium fluoride dentifrice in 10-14 year-old children over a one year period.

Start: January 2021

Clinical Performance of Incremental and Bulk Fill Composites in Class II Restorations

This study will examine the clinical performance of Class II restorations over a three year period with 3 composite resins - a conventional composite resin, a flowable composite resin and a bulk placed and cured composite resin.

Start: March 2016

Selective Removal to Soft Dentine vs Selective Removal to Firm Dentine for Deep Posterior Caries Lesions

Removal of infected dentin contaminated with bacteria and remaining affected dentin detected as firm is the conventional strategy for the management of cavitated caries lesions. Recently, this strategy is termed as selective removal to firm dentin (SRFD) and seems to increase the potential risk of pulp exposure or loss of pulp vitality for deep caries lesions radiographically extending ¾ of dentin tissue. Alternatively, selective removal to soft dentine (SRSD) that refers to removal of caries tissue at the periphery of the cavity to firm dentin and remaining caries tissue detected as soft or leathery in proximity with the pulp might be a less invasive excavation method for deep caries lesions to maintain pulpal health. However, information on clinical advantages or disadvantages of SRSD and SRFD excavation methods is sparse and mostly rely on studies conducted for primary teeth. Moreover, clinical trials are needed to demonstrate the combined effect of carious removal strategies and calcium silicate-based materials. The aim of this study is comparison of clinical success rates of SRSD and SRFD techniques in posterior deep caries lesions. The primary outcome of the study is comparison of clinical success of SRSD and SRFD techniques by clinical and radiographic examination after 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years. The secondary outcome of the study is to investigate whether or not calcium silicate-based materials have an effect on the success rate of the treatment.

Start: November 2018

Probiotics That Moderate pH and Antagonize Pathogens to Promote Oral Health

This study will examine the mechanisms of action of probiotics and synbiotics for control of oral diseases, with a particular focus on exploring new strategies for caries prevention and treatment.

Start: February 2017

Impact of Compliance With Fluoride Use on Caries Incidence After Cancer Therapy

Approximately 40 people will participate in this study. This study will compare two different methods of fluoride application. Both methods are currently used in dental practice and both have been shown to be effective. If the participant chooses to participate in this study, participant will be asked to either wear a small tray that has been custom made to fit into the mouth into which fluoride is placed and worn for 5 minutes at bedtime, or participant will be asked to brush fluoride onto the teeth for 2 minutes at bedtime. Participant will be randomly assigned to use one of these methods of fluoride application: participant will not be allowed to choose which method of application you prefer. Participant will be asked to use fluoride every night while enrolled in the study. The fluoride that is used in the study is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and is commercially available with a prescription. After the study is over, participant will need to continue to use fluoride every night for life to help reduce the risk for dental cavities in the future. During the study, participant will receive a dental examination every 3 months for a total of 4 study visits over the period of 1 year. This visit will consist of a dental examination to identify any new cavities and instructions for fluoride use. Participant will also be asked to complete a written log to document daily fluoride use and to give feedback about compliance with fluoride use.

Start: August 2017

Older Adult Effectiveness of 2 Treatments

The study is a cluster randomized clinical trial (RCT) to be conducted in 22 publicly subsidized housing facilities/sites (HUD Section 202) and other low-income housing voucher programs in NE Ohio. The facilities will be randomized to 2 arms: Arm 1 (11 sites) - Participants will receive biannual silver diamine fluoride (SDF) versus Arm 2 (11 sites): Participants will receive atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) with glass ionomer cement (GIC) + biannual fluoride varnish (FV) application. A total of 550 participants (Arm 1: 275, Arm 2: 275) will be followed for one year (baseline, 26 weeks, 52 weeks). The protocol for each arm will address both coronal and root surface tooth decay lesions: Arm 1: The treatment will be bi-annual topical 38% SDF(Advantage Arrest, Elevate Oral Care LLC., West Palm Beach, FL) following manufacturer's instructions and published guidelines; Arm 2: The treatment will be ART will be a modification where the cavity will be restored with high viscosity glass-ionomer cement (GIC) (GC Fuji Automix LC Resin Reinforced Glass Ionomer Restorative, Japan)). Patients will also receive biannual topical fluoride varnish treatments (FluoriMax, Elevate) according to manufacturer's instructions.

Start: September 2019

Prevention of Enamel Demineralization by Use of K18-smooth Surface Sealant

This study will evaluate effectiveness of a urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA)-quaternary ammonium methacrylate (K18) resin (UDMA-K18) smooth surface sealant to prevent biofilm attachment to tooth surfaces thereby eliminating the possibility for the tooth to be demineralized. The hypothesis is that UDMA-K18 containing smooth surface sealant will be more effective at reducing enamel demineralization than the UDMA control or no treatment.

Start: January 2018

Evaluation of Preventive Regimens With Different Toothpastes vs Fluoride Varnish & Toothpaste in High Caries Patients

This study will be conducted in order to determine the prevention effect of caries preventive regimen using herbal toothpaste and regimen using fluoride toothpaste versus fluoride toothpaste and fluoride varnish on the caries risk of patients with high caries risk.

Start: January 2021

Remineralizing Efficacy of Grape Seed Extract in Management of White Spot Lesion in Post Orthodontic Treated Patients.

This clinical trial will be conducted to compare the efficacy of grape seed extract oil versus sodium fluoride mouth wash in the management of remineralization in adult patients with white spot lesion over six months.

Start: February 2021

Preventive Regimens With Herbal and Fluoride Toothpaste on Remineralization in High Caries Patients With Initial Lesions

This study will be conducted to assess the effect of different preventive regimens using herbal toothpaste versus fluoride toothpaste on the management of remineralization and caries risk in high caries risk patients.

Start: January 2021

Silver Diamine Fluoride and Papain-Based Gel for Management of MIH-affected Molar in Paediatric Patients

Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a developmental defect of enamel affecting the first permanent molar and frequently the incisors with a prevalence of 16-16.9% in Malaysia. They presented with many problems such as hypersensitivity, increase susceptibility of caries, need for recurrent complex dental treatment, and difficulty to achieve pain control. Silver Diamine Fluoride is a new form of topical fluoride that has been extensively used and recommended for the management of caries in children and adolescents. The influence of organic material removal from artificial dentine lesions by means of surface pre-treatment with deproteinizing agent show favoring result of its use on subsequent remineralization with and without fluoride. The purpose of this trial is to study the clinical outcome of SDF and papain based gel on hypomineralized teeth restored with HVGIC.

Start: December 2019

Parental Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Oral Health of Their Children

The aim of this study is to assess the parental knowledge, attitude and practice towards oral health of their children in relation to caries experience.

Start: February 2021

Clinical Evaluation of a Bulk Fill Resin Composite

The purpose of this clinical trial is to measure the clinical outcomes of Tetric PowerFill Class I and II restorations cured in 3 seconds with the Bluephase PowerCure curing unit.

Start: December 2017

Selective Caries Removal (SCR) Versus Pulpotomy in Preventing Pulp Necrosis and Apical Periodontitis

The study design is a randomized controlled trial and up to 120 teeth, 50 in each of the 2 groups, will be enrolled from the patients at the National University Centre for Oral Health Singapore (NUCOHS) Endodontic unit. The primary aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of selective caries removal (SCR) and pulpotomy in preventing pulp necrosis and apical periodontitis in teeth with deep dental caries radiographically extending at least 2/3 into the width of dentine, over a review period of 6 months, 1, 3, and 5 years. The secondary aim of this study is to compare the costs (tangible i.e. restorative treatment costs, and intangible i.e. number of treatment visits and time spent at clinic to complete treatment) and tooth survival in the oral cavity, between teeth treated with SCR and pulpotomy.

Start: May 2019

Clinical Investigation of the F-Composite 2 System in Direct Filling Therapy

The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical performance of F-Composite 2 system in Class I and Class II cavities in permanent teeth. The materials of the system can be polymerized in short time with a curing light which is part of the system. The study will be carried out as a prospective study, with evaluation of the restorations after 7-10 days (baseline), at 6 months, at 12 months, at 24 months and 60 months according to defined criteria.

Start: January 2018

Longevity of Dental Fillings Utilizing 3D Printing

The aim of the present study is to compare the success of dental fillings prepared using 3D printing technique to those manufactured with the direct composite technique. A total of 100 adult patients will be selected from dental patients attending Kaarina Municipal Health Care Centre from October 2020. The inclusion criteria are as follows: presence of multiple cavities, fractures or cosmetic demands on bilateral permanent teeth. The restorative demand should be a class II, III or IV on first or second molars, or premolars. At least two fillings should be from the same tooth group (premolar/molar) in each patient. This will be a split-mouth study, whereby one tooth on one side will be restored using direct technique, and the contra lateral tooth restored using the indirect technique through random allocation. For both direct and indirect restorations, commercially available short-fibre reinforced composite material (Ever X Flow, GC) is used for core material (replacing dentin) and flowable composite material (Gaenial Universal Injectable, GC) for surface (replacing enamel, appr. 2mm thickness from the surface), according the manufacturer´s instructions. Clinical evaluations will be conducted immediately after the final finishing, and after 1 year, 3 years and 5 years. The evaluation will be based on the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the frequency distributions of the evaluated criteria. To analyse the failure rate for direct vs. indirect restorations, 2x2 tables will be created. Non-parametric statistical procedures will be used due to ordinally structured data for the assessment of the restorations. Mann-Whitney U-test will be used to explore significant differences at different time points between direct and indirect restorations.

Start: September 2020

Improving Dental Health Among Toddlers in the Dominican Republic

Caries prevalence in the Dominican Republic (DR) seems high, although recent information is lacking. In DR there is a growth and development program for all children from the age of 0 to 5.Even though there is a mandatory educational health program for children and parents in this program, where periodically pediatricians examine them, this program does not include oral health education/prevention. Thus, it is proposed A) to devise materials to be used by pediatricians to share relevant information about caries control to parents of toddlers, and B) to evaluate the impact of such material on caries prevention for groups of toddlers over a 1.5-year period. Educational material will be developed for parents, and the pediatricians will deliver this material to 10-months-old children randomly selected at Plaza de la Salud Hospital. The PI will train the pediatricians in caries prevention and how to deliver the information to the parents in a clear manner. A total of 306 will be allocated into two groups. The experimental group (128 children) will receive the devised educational materials at 10 months, follow-up information will be provided at growth and development visits when the child is 18-, and 24 months old. The second group will be considered as the control group and will not receive any educational materials (178 children). All the enrolled children will receive fluoride containing toothpaste and tooth brushes. After 18 months when the children will be about 3 years old they will be examined to assess dental caries status. A sample mortality rate of 40% is expected during the two-year follow-up. Differences in caries status between the two groups will be examined using Welch's independent t-tests for unequal variances.

Start: February 2019