Cavity treatment in primary molars and malocclusion: quasi-randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An innovative caries treatment protocol for primary teeth, termed Ultra-Conservative Treatment (UCT), restores small cavities through the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) protocol and cleans medium to large open cavities with toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste. However, UCT-treated primary molars were found to exfoliate earlier than amalgam (CRT) and ART-restored cavities, which may lead to unacceptable loss of space for normal eruption of permanent successors. The null-hypothesis tested was that there is no difference between the three treatment protocols and the intra-arch distances, and index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN) after 4 years.

Methods

Dental casts were taken at baseline (T0) and four (T4) years. The space of the premolars (D + E space), a

SUBMITTER: Gomide RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7008815 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature