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NCT Number: NCT05638217

Efficacy of the Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride and Sodium Fluoride Varnish for the Treatment of Caries in Children

The goal of this observational study is to identify the efficacy of silver diamine fluoride 38% followed by sodium fluoride varnish 5% in a population with untreated dental caries age range 4 to 12 years old. The main questions to answer are

* Efficacy of treatment of active tooth decay with the treatment protocol of 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. * Clinical evaluation of tooth decay treated with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish in quality of hardness, color change and caries progression. * Explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with: i. Reduction of oral pain caused by the presence of carious lesions. ii. Improvement in gingival oral health. iii. Changes in general nutritional status through measurements of height, weight, hemoglobin levels and nutritional survey. The participants will be identified, charted (with nutritional surveys and parameters), as well as treated and compared in a six- and twelve-month period, where researchers will clinically identify the association between the use of this protocol and the efficacy of such, as well as other related nutritional aspects.

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Key information

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children Dental Caries Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases

Age range

4 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Bolivian Food Bank Foundation

Cochabamba, 00000, Bolivia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The patient must be able to receive all necessary treatments and may be followed up for additional treatments and/or record follow-ups at each time point and for the duration of the study.
  • Children within the age range mentioned above.
  • Require a completed informed consent form and completed nutritional survey record for anyone who will participate in the program.
  • According to the evaluation of the dentist Caries grade I and grade II
  • In the case of patients with disabilities, at least one parent or legal guardian must be present at all times during the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who, after assessment, identify a pulp condition or abscess in any of the teeth, this affected piece will be excluded from receiving treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish (in these cases, the Patient Coordinator will refer to a dentist outside the study for their treatment)
  • Patients with caries with grade III or grade IV
  • Patients with a known allergy to any of the active ingredients ( 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish)
  • Patients who were unable to give their informed consent or complete the nutritional survey.
  • Patients who cannot participate during the entire program (12 months).
  • Patients with other oral treatments (Orthodontics).
  • Patients who are not present with at least one parent or legal guardian at the time of treatment.

Treatment and study plan

Silver diamine fluoride 38% followed by Sodium fluoride varnish 5%

Combination Product

1)Completely drying of the affected area 2)10 microliters of silver diamine fluoride 38% (CaviGuard®) will be placed on the affected area 3)The affected area should be immediately covered with 20 microliters of fluoride varnish 5% (CaviGuard®) 4)Repeat steps 1-3 one or two more times for large caries at intervals of at least 2 days apart 5)Follow up evaluation of treatment success visits will be conducted at 6 and 12 months from the initial treatment.

NOTE: This is a single intervention using the device registered as Caviguard® to apply both products (Silver diamine fluoride 38% followed by Sodium fluoride varnish 5% (®)) in sequence.

Other names: CaviGuard®, Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF)

Primary outcomes

  1. Ratio of arrested cavity lesions after treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish

    Time frame: 6 months from initial treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions arrested after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist conducting an evaluation of multiple clinical findings including signs and symptoms of an active or arrested cavity.The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient.

  2. Ratio of arrested cavity lesions after treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish

    Time frame: 12 months from treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist conducting an evaluation of multiple clinical findings including signs and symptoms of an active or arrested cavity.The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluate hardness

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist, conducting an evaluation of clinical finding that include hardness. The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable hardness.

  2. Evaluate color change

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist, conducting an evaluation of clinical finding that include color change.The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable color change.

  3. Evaluate cavity progression of cavity treated

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist, conducting an evaluation of clinical finding that include cavity progression.The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable cavity progression.

  4. Evaluation the reduction of oral pain caused by the presence of carious lesions.

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the reduction of oral pain caused by the presence of carious lesions. The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable reduction of oral pain.

  5. Evaluate Improvement in gingival oral health.

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the Improvement in gingival oral health. The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable gingival oral health.

  6. Evaluate changes in height and weight

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the patient nutritional status through measurements of height and weight that will be combined with height and weight for age in child grow standards from the world health organization.

  7. Evaluate changes in hemoglobin levels

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the patient nutritional status through measurements of hemoglobin levels recorded as (g/dl).

  8. Evaluate changes in a nutritional survey

    Time frame: 6 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the patient nutritional status through a 59 question nutritional survey developed by the research team.

  9. Evaluate hardness

    Time frame: 12 months from initial treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist, conducting an evaluation of clinical finding that include hardness. The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable hardness.

  10. Evaluate color change

    Time frame: 12 months from initial treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist, conducting an evaluation of clinical finding that include color change.The clinical evaluation will be recorded odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable color change.

  11. Evaluate cavity progression of cavity treated

    Time frame: 12 months from initial treatment

    The investigators will evaluate the efficacy of treatment of active cavity lesions after using the treatment protocol with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish. This evaluation will be performed by a trained dentist, conducting an evaluation of clinical finding that include cavity progression.The clinical evaluation will be recorded odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable cavity progression.

  12. Evaluation of the reduction of oral pain caused by the presence of carious lesions

    Time frame: 12 months from initial treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the reduction of oral pain caused by the presence of carious lesions. The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable reduction of oral pain.

  13. Evaluate Improvement in gingival oral health.

    Time frame: 12 months from initial treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the Improvement in gingival oral health. The clinical evaluation will be recorded in an odontograph for each patient and include dichotomous variables (yes/no) for the variable gingival oral health.

  14. Evaluate changes in height and weight

    Time frame: 12 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the patient nutritional status through measurements of height and weight that will be combined with height and weight for age in child grow standards from the world health organization.

  15. Evaluate changes in hemoglobin levels

    Time frame: 12 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the patient nutritional status through measurements of hemoglobin levels recorded as (g/dl).

  16. Evaluate changes in a nutritional survey

    Time frame: 12 months from treatment

    The investigators will explore the association of treatment with 38% silver diamine fluoride and 5% sodium fluoride varnish with the patient nutritional status through a 59 question nutritional survey developed by the research team.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Mayor de San Simón

Other

Collaborators

  • Food Bank Bolivia
  • Industria Química Farmacéutica SIGMA CORP S.R.L. Cochabamba, Bolivia
  • NODK LLC, Oregón, EE. UU.
  • Universidad Privada del Valle, Sede Cochabamba

Registry information

Official study title

Prospective Cohort Study: Efficacy of the Use of 38% Silver Diamine Fluoride and 5% Sodium Fluoride Varnish in Patients 4 to 12 Years for the Treatment of Caries and Its Association With Other Aspects of Relevance

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 6, 2022
Registry last updated
Nov 18, 2023

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