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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02016001
Date of registration: 09/11/2013
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences
Public title: Effective Fluoride Concentration In Toothpaste For Dental Caries Prevention DMFT
Scientific title: Identification of Effective Fluoride Concentration In Toothpaste For Dental Caries Prevention; A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: April 2013
Target sample size: 380
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02016001
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Pakistan
Contacts
Name:     Dr. Aeeza Malik, BDS
Address: 
Telephone: 0092-3126857665
Email: draeezamalik@hotmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Dr. Ambrina Qureshi, BDS, M-Phil
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Head of Community Department, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Regular school children of 12-15 years

2. Presence of at least four molars

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Non- consenting cases

2. Medically/physically compromised children

3. Children under any kind of parallel fluoride regime (systemic or topical)

4. Children consuming diet that is different from routine dietary practices

5. Children using toothpaste with greater than 1100 ppm and less than 500 ppm of
fluoride

6. Children found with rampant caries

7. Children found with all filled molars

8. Children with any oral infection abscess, periodontitis etc

9. Dentition with malocclusion

10. Children undergoing orthodontic/prosthodontic treatment

11. Children with Temporo mandibular joint disorder

12. Children who missed the baseline examinations

13. Loss to any follow-up cases



Age minimum: 12 Years
Age maximum: 15 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Dental Caries
Intervention(s)
Other: toothpaste 1 with maximum fluoride concentration
Other: toothpaste 2 with 1000 ppm of fluoride
Primary Outcome(s)
changes in DMFT (decayed, missing filled teeth) scores, over a period of 18 months. [Time Frame: 18 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
DUHS
draeezamalik
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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