131
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2018
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2018
Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
No local anaesthesia will be used. Infected carious tissue will be removed with hand instruments, and the cavities restored with Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC).The cavity will be filled with GIC. After the press-finger technique, the excess of material will be removed.
Hall Technique
It employs the cementation of preformed metal crowns (PMC) without the need of any prior teeth preparation or caries removal. No local anesthesia is used neither tooth preparation.Different sizes of PMCs will be tested until the smallest size that perfectly fit the tooth is achieved. The PMC will be loaded with the dental material glass ionomer cement (GIC) and placed. Child will asked to bite firmly on it, until it is fitted. The excess of GIC will be removed with hand instruments and dental floss.
University of Dundee
OTHER
Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam
OTHER
University of Sao Paulo
OTHER