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Sealant Application by Interns After Tele-demonstration

NCT07232797 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-11-18

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Summary

Abstract

Background:

Dental caries remains a major public health issue worldwide, particularly among children. Pit and fissure sealants represent a high-quality, evidence-based preventive measure. However, ensuring the reliability of their application by newly graduated intern dental students trained through tele-education remains an emerging area of growing interest.

Objective:

To evaluate the clinical success rate of pit and fissure sealants placed by intern dental students following tele-demonstration training versus traditional training approaches.

Methods:

This randomized controlled trial involved 100 mandibular first permanent molars in 50 children aged 7 to 9 years, treated by 20 dental interns assigned to two groups using a split-mouth design. One group received direct clinical demonstration, while the other received tele-education via a pre-recorded video. Sealant retention and marginal discoloration were assessed after a 3-month period.

Keywords:

tele-dentistry, tele-demonstration, tele-education, intern dental students, sealants, first permanent molar

Conditions

  • Dental Caries
  • Prevention
  • Education

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

tele-demonstration

tele-education via pre-recorded video tutorial for sealant application

BEHAVIORAL

traditional demonstration group

direct in person clinical demonstration of sealant application

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ahmed El-sebaai, Lecturer · Faculty of dentistry, Delta University, Egypt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-25
Primary Completion
2025-02-27
Completion
2025-04-27

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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