Impact of Energy Drinks on the Manual Dexterity of Final Year Dental Students

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2014

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Conditions
Hand Skill, Relative
Interventions
OTHER

Test Cavity Preparation

Subjects will be asked to prepare a cavity 2mmx 2mmx 2mm in an acrylic block using an airotor and a tungsten carbide bur prior to consuming the test drink

DRUG

Taurine

250 ml of commercially available taurine containing energy drink to be administered three hours after the last meal and half an hour prior to performing the second test cavity

OTHER

Post intervention test cavity

Subjects will be asked to prepare a cavity 2mmx 2mmx 2mm in an acrylic block 30 minutes after consuming the intervention drink using an airotor and a tungsten carbide bur prior to consuming the test drink

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Carbonated Apple Juice

250ml of commercially available carbonated apple juice to be administered three hours after the last meal and half an hour prior to performing the second test cavity

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Riyadh

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy

OTHER

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