Clinical trial NCT02734420: Effect of Photodynamic Therapy With Low-level Laser on Infected Dentin in Primary Teeth: A Controlled Clinical Trial
Official title: Effect of Photodynamic Therapy With Low-level Laser on Infected Dentin in Primary Teeth: A Controlled Clinical Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Dental Caries
Keywords: Dental caries
PDT
LLLT
pediatric dentistry
Lead sponsor: University of Nove de Julho
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-04-12
Enrollment: 3
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of the proposed study is to assess the clinical effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on dentin with carious lesions in primary teeth. Patients with primary molars exhibiting deep carious lesions on the occlusal surface indicated for restorative treatment will be randomly allocated to three groups: Group 1 - traditional caries removal with a low-speed drill; Group 2 - PDT + PapaMblue (carious tissue removal agent) modified with methylene blue; and Group 3 - PDT with methylene blue 0.05%. PDT will be performed with low-level laser for the treatment of the carious tissue. Dentin samples will be removed before and after PDT for microbiological analysis. The microbiological samples will be cultured in Brucella blood agar, Mitis Salibarius-bacitracin agar and Rogosa SL agar. The teeth will then be restored using high-viscosity glass ionomer cement, with clinical and radiographic follow up at six, 12 and 24 months. The data will be submitted to descriptive statistics.

Detailed description: The groups of study (Group 1)- Conventional caries removal with low-speed drill (Group 2)- PDT combined with PapaMblue (Group 3)- PDT combined with methylene blue

The data in descriptive statistics will be used The chi-squared test and Fisher's exact test will be used for the comparison of categorical variables (age and gender). The Student's t-test and analysis of variance will be used for the comparison of signs and symptoms of reversible pulpitis. Pearson's correlation coefficients will be calculated to determine the strength of correlations among the continuous variables.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Adequate health, with no systemic conditions; Cooperative behavior; Presence of at least one primary molar with acute, active carious lesion not surpassing 2/3 of the dentin and only involving the occlusal face, with direct view and access and no clinical or radiographic signs of pulp involvement

Exclusion Criteria:

Systemic condition; Uncooperative behavior; Class II, III, IV or V carious lesion (Black's classification); Clinical evidence of carious lesion involving enamel, deficient restorations, insufficient size of carious lesion on dentin for access to dental instrument, hidden carious lesions, sign or symptom of pulp involvement, clinical impossibility of restoration; Radiographic evidence of pulp involvement; carious lesion surpassing 2/3 of dentin.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Microbiological analysis - collection of dentinal tissue and restoration with glass ionomer cement
timeFrame: 24 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Radiographs evaluation
timeFrame: up to 24 mounth
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: São Paulo
country: Brazil
facility: Universidade Nove de Julho
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Nove de Julho
name: Sandra K Bussadori, Dentist
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Costa-Santos L, Silva-Junior ZS, Sfalcin RA, Mota ACCD, Horliana ACRT, Motta LJ, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Fernandes KPS, Prates RA, Silva DFT, Deana A, Bussadori SK. The effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on infected dentin in primary teeth: A randomized controlled clinical trial protocol. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Apr;98(15):e15110. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015110.