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Effectiveness of Modified Class IV Atraumatic Restorative Treatment

NCT02234609 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2014-09-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) has become an accepted dental restoration treatment in many developing countries. Because, ART is intended to be operated in molars, and about 10% of all carious lesion by an age of 18 years appear in anterior teeth in Gambia, it was the aim of this study to clinically evaluate a modified ART restoration technique for anterior teeth as the traditional treatment approach did not show satisfying clinical results.

Conditions

  • Dental Caries

Interventions

DEVICE

modified ART class IV

Carious tissue was removed with an excavator until a sound probing was obtained. Restorations were performed using a mechanically improved glass-ionomer cement for ART. The modified class IV ART restoration was inserted into the cavity using a spatula. By these restoration technique, the cavity was (i) sealed to stop further caries progression. The cavity was (ii) capped to protect the vital dentin-pulp-complex from external stimuli. The modified class IV ART was aimed at conserving the carious incisor for prospective functional use and for prolonging tooth preservation rather than at anatomical reconstruction of the tooth form for cosmetic reasons.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Witten/Herdecke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stefan Zimmer, Professor · Witten/Herdecke University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • The Gambia

Study Locations

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