Medical Management of Caries in the Primary Dentition Using Silver Nitrate

Summary

This pilot trial compares conventional restorations with a new strategy based on the medical management of caries using silver nitrate and fluoride varnish with no restorations.

Timeline

Start

2014-07

Primary completion

2017-08-24

Completion

2018-08-21

Publications

• Background Duffin S. Back to the future: the medical management of caries introduction. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2012 Nov;40(11):852-8.
• Background Klein U, Kanellis MJ, Drake D. Effects of four anticaries agents on lesion depth progression in an in vitro caries model. Pediatr Dent. 1999 May-Jun;21(3):176-80.
• Background Peng JJ, Botelho MG, Matinlinna JP. Silver compounds used in dentistry for caries management: a review. J Dent. 2012 Jul;40(7):531-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2012.03.009. Epub 2012 Apr 3.
• Background Schwendicke F, Stolpe M, Innes N. Conventional treatment, Hall Technique or immediate pulpotomy for carious primary molars: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Int Endod J. 2016 Sep;49(9):817-826. doi: 10.1111/iej.12537. Epub 2015 Sep 19.
• Background Innes NP, Stewart M. The Hall Technique, a Simplified Method for Placing Stainless Steel Crowns on Primary Molars, may be as Successful as Traditionally Placed Crowns. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2015 Jun;15(2):70-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2015.03.008. Epub 2015 Mar 28. No abstract available.
• Background Keightley A, Clarkson J, Maguire A, Speed C, Innes N. Participant recruitment to FiCTION, a primary dental care trial - survey of facilitators and barriers. Br Dent J. 2014 Nov;217(10):E22. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1009.
• Background Santamaria R, Innes N. Trial shows partial caries removal is an effective technique in primary molars. Evid Based Dent. 2014 Sep;15(3):81-2. doi: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401044.
• Background Santamaria RM, Innes NP, Machiulskiene V, Evans DJ, Splieth CH. Caries management strategies for primary molars: 1-yr randomized control trial results. J Dent Res. 2014 Nov;93(11):1062-9. doi: 10.1177/0022034514550717. Epub 2014 Sep 12.
• Results Lamont T, Schwendicke F, Innes N. Why we need a core outcome set for trials of interventions for prevention and management of caries. Evid Based Dent. 2015 Sep;16(3):66-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401109. No abstract available.
• Results Schwendicke F, Lamont T, Innes N. Outcomes in Trials for Management of Caries Lesions (OuTMaC): protocol. Trials. 2015 Sep 7;16:397. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0927-3.

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