Arresting Early Childhood Caries With a Silver Diamine Fluoride Gel

NCT06241261 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 630

Last updated 2026-03-05

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Summary

The objective is to determine whether the efficacy of a 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) gel is non-inferior to a 38% SDF solution for arresting carious lesions in preschool children when applied at half-yearly intervals over a 30-month period.

Conditions

  • Early Childhood Caries

Interventions

DRUG

Silver diamine fluoride gel

Application of 38% SDF gel every 6 months

DRUG

Silver diamine fluoride solution

Application of 38% SDF solution every 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chun Hung Chu, Ph.D · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-01
Primary Completion
2027-08-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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