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Use of Fissure Sealants on Primary Molars

NCT01438866 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 148

Last updated 2014-03-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Sealants have been shown to be the most effective caries preventive measure in permanent dentition. Sealants of the primary molars soon after they erupt would reduce the total caries experience of the primary teeth of the children and could possibly also postpone the caries process in the permanent dentition.

The aim of this study is to measure the caries preventive effect of sealants in primary molars. The specific objectives are: 1) to compare the number of new caries experience teeth and surfaces among the intervention group of 4-years old pre-school children during the 1 year follow-up period, 2) to compare the preventive effect of sealants with fluoride varnish on the caries experience on the occlusal surfaces of the primary molars and on the total caries experience of all the primary and permanent teeth, 3) to test the feasibility of the sealant program in one kindergarten in Kuwait city.

Conditions

  • Dental Caries

Interventions

OTHER

Fissure sealant

Preventing dental caries in primary molars by applying fissure sealants and fluoride varnish, and comparing caries preventive effect of sealants with fluoride varnish.

OTHER

Fissure sealants and fluoride varnish

Comparing preventive effect of fissure sealants and fluoride varnish on occlusal surfaces of primary molars

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kuwait University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sisko L Honkala, DDS, PhD · Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
42 Months
Max Age
52 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Kuwait

Study Locations

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