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Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Comparative Effectiveness of School-based Caries Prevention

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03442309

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Official title

Silver Diamine Fluoride Versus Therapeutic Sealants for the Arrest and Prevention of Dental Caries in Low-income Minority Children

Brief summary

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Dental caries (tooth decay) is the most prevalent childhood disease in the world. Multiple interventions are available to treat and prevent caries. The aim of the proposed study is to compare the benefit of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and fluoride varnish versus fluoride varnish and glass ionomer sealants. This study is a five-year, cluster randomized, pragmatic controlled trial conducted in public elementary schools in New York City.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT03442309
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Lead sponsor: NYU College of Dentistry; Other
Enrollment: 7,418 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Device

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 5 Years to 12 Years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date: Jan 31, 2019
Primary completion: Jun 29, 2023
Completion: Jun 29, 2023
Last update posted: Feb 25, 2025

2019 – 2023

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
New York University College of Dentistry	New York	New York	10010	—

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