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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/09/094873 [Registered on: 16/09/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/09/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Preservation of vitality of carious primary tooth using Dilute SDF, MTA AND Chitosan  
Scientific Title of Study   Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Effectiveness of Dilute Silver Diamine Fluoride,Chitosan and Mineral Trioxide Aggregate as Indirect Pulp Capping agents in Primary molars: A Randomized Clinical Trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Kodimela Jyoti Priiya 
Designation  PG Student 
Affiliation  Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital 
Address  2 135 5 choutapalli mattampalli mandal Choutapalli
Room no 8 Ground floor Department of paediatric and preventive dentistry Hitkarini dental college and Hospital Jabalpur
Nalgonda
TELANGANA
508204
India 
Phone  06304014382  
Fax    
Email  kodimelajyotipriiya@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Saurabh Tiwari 
Designation  Reader 
Affiliation  Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital 
Address  101 102 matrchaya Kantiroopam kantivilla Kajarwara road Bilhari
Room no 8 Ground floor Department of paediatric and preventive dentistry Hitkarini dental college and Hospital Jabalpur
Jabalpur
MADHYA PRADESH
482020
India 
Phone  7742591007  
Fax    
Email  drsaurabhtiwari297@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Saurabh Tiwari 
Designation  Reader 
Affiliation  Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital 
Address  101 102 matrchaya Kantiroopam kantivilla Kajarwara road Bilhari
Room no 8 Ground floor Department of paediatric and preventive dentistry Hitkarini dental college and Hospital Jabalpur
Jabalpur
MADHYA PRADESH
482020
India 
Phone  7742591007  
Fax    
Email  drsaurabhtiwari297@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Hitkarini dental college and hospital 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Kodimela Jyoti Priiya 
Address  Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital Hitkarini Hills dumna road Jabalpur 482005 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Kodimela Jyoti Priiya  Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital  Room no 8 Ground floor Department of paediatric and preventive dentistry Hitkarini dental college and Hospital Jabalpur
Jabalpur
MADHYA PRADESH 
6304014382

kodimelajyotipriiya@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: 8||Other Procedures, (2) ICD-10 Condition: K029||Dental caries, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Chitosan  Chitosan mixed with barium sulphate in a ratio 1:1 in distilled water 
Comparator Agent  MTA (Angelus)  MTA mixed with distilled water 
Intervention  Silver Diamine Fluoride   1 drop of SDF mixed in 9 drops of distilled water 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  4.00 Year(s)
Age To  8.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Primary Molars with intact Periodontium and Lamina dura
2. Patient with asymptomatic carious lesion with distinct dentin involvement, verified by radiographic examination.
3. Carious lesion without any pulpal involvement.
4. Teeth with no radiographic signs of internal and external resorption.
5. No furcation radiolucency.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Non-consent of parent to participate in the study.
2.Child with Definitely Negative behavior
3.Teeth with history of spontaneous pain.
4.Deep carious lesion with pulpal involvement.
5.Medically compromised children.
6.Tooth with restoration or fracture.
7.Widened Periodontal Ligament
8.Radiolucency in furcal area.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Formation of teritiary dentin on primary molars  Baseline, 1 month,3 months,6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Better marginal adaptability and no microleakage  1 month,3 months,6 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="90"
Sample Size from India="90" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   24/09/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This study compares the effectiveness of Silver diamine fluoride (SDF), Chitosan and Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) as Indirect pulp capping agents in primary molars of children of age group 4 years to 8 years. Study is done as randomized clinical trial. 
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