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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/07/055580 [Registered on: 24/07/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/07/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Microscopic analysis of silver diamine fluoride 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of the effect of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) on dentinal caries lesion in primary teeth with & without light cure application-an in vivo scanning electro microscopic (SEM) study 
Trial Acronym  Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  sakshi singla 
Designation  PG student 
Affiliation  SGT Dental college, Hospital And Research institute 
Address  Room no.6, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University , Gurgaon

Gurgaon
HARYANA
122505
India 
Phone  9729296545  
Fax    
Email  sakshisingla760@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Shalini Garg 
Designation  professor 
Affiliation  SGT Dental College , Hospital And Research Institute 
Address  Room no 6, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon

Gurgaon
HARYANA
122505
India 
Phone  921568621  
Fax    
Email  shaloosandeep@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shalini Garg 
Designation  professor 
Affiliation  SGT Dental College , Hospital And Research Institute 
Address  Room no 6, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon


HARYANA
122505
India 
Phone  921568621  
Fax    
Email  shaloosandeep@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, SGT University, Budhera, Gurgoan 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  SGT Dental College 
Address  SGT Dental college, Hospital and Research Institute, SGT University, Budhera, Gurgoan 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 
Sakshi Singla  SGT hospital and research center,SGT University, Chandu Bhudera, Gurugram, Haryana  Room no. 6, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences , SGT university, Gurugram, Haryana HARYANA
Gurgaon
HARYANA 
9729296545

sakshisingla760@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee - SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute ( IEC- SGTDCHRI)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  children requiring treatment  
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K029||Dental caries, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
Intervention  Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF)  “Evaluation of the effect of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) on dentinal caries lesion in primary teeth with and without light cure application- 1 drop of SDF would be applied at carious site once a year 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  3.00 Year(s)
Age To  8.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  -Children of age group 3-8 years.
-Patients with initial dentinal caries using ICDAS II criteria, code 5 and 6. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  -Children suffering from any systemic or severe chronic disease and
allergy.
-Healthy children with carious primary anterior having ICDAS II score
more than VI and less than V.
-Clinical sign of pulpal or periapical pathology.
-Tooth near to exfoliation. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Evaluation of effect of 38% Siver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) on dentinal caries lesion in primary teeth.  15 days, 1 months, 3 months and 6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="21"
Sample Size from India="21" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "33"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="33" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1/ Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   03/08/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
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   Dental caries is defined as a chronic, stereotypically widespread illness which affects child population to variable degree of severity. It is a complex process showing progression involving dietary sugars, bacterial metabolism, demineralization and organic degradation. The collagenous organic matrix is exposed once a dentin surface is demineralized and destroyed by bacterial proteases. Dentinal caries is the situation in which caries has progressed into dentine and caused significant loss of structure and lesion depth. Traditional management of dentinal caries has focused primarily on treatment via excision of diseased tissue and subsequent restoration of defect, but it is destructive and irreversible procedure in which healthy dental tissue may get destroyed. The contemporary caries management philosophy has new advancements which changed from traditional approach to medical model, often includes more conservative procedures like fluoride therapy.
Among the fluorides agents, silver diamine fluoride [SDF] is drawing much attention from both researchers and dental clinicians since it has unique ability to halt caries process and simultaneously prevent new caries, makes it different from other agents. Meta-analysis have found 81% success rate of SDF in a study in 2016. It is an inexpensive mode of treatment which is minimally invasive and available for off label use in paediatric dental clinics, been rapidly adopted by clinicians.  It is indicated in high caries risk, treatment challenges with high behaviour and medical management, multiples caries which cannot be treated in single visit, lesions which are difficult to treat and patient without access to proper dental care.  SDF is composed of diamine silver ion and fluoride ion, in which diamine silver ion form complex structures by attaching to ammonia molecules. Silver act as an antimicrobial, fluoride provides remineralization and ammonia stabilises high concentrations in solutions . Upon application on decayed surface, squamous layer of silver conjugate forms on exposed dentin, partially plugging the exposed dentin and increasing resistant to acid dissolution and enzymatic digestion.  it acts on proteins which breakdown the exposed dentine organic matrix: matrix metalloproteinases, cathespins, and bacterial collagenases, acting directly against lesion by breaking membranes, denaturing proteins and inhibiting DNA replication. It outperforms other anti caries medicament in killing cariogenic bacteria in dentinal tubules. there are some studies which shows that dental curing light increase silver ion penetration and improve action of SDF. Also it increases hardness of infected dentin, causing less penetration of SDF on sound dentin which is beneficial in halting deep dentinal caries approaching pulp.There have been many in vitro studies regarding action of SDF but still there are not many evidences regarding its ultramicroscopic action on dentinal caries and effect of light cure action. In vivo evidences on mode of action of SDF in arresting dental caries is still lacking. Also there are always efforts going on to improve clinical efficacy of 38 % SDF, Therefore present study is planned to study the action of 38% SDF at clinical and microscopic level with high resolution of imaging and low artefacts with both with and without action of visible light cure application. 
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