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Which cement holds Kids' crowns best? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06690229
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests three different dental cements used to attach prefabricated zirconia crowns to children's front baby teeth. Thirty-six children with cavities will receive crowns, and researchers will check crown retention, gum health, plaque buildup, and parent satisfaction at 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. The goal is to find which cement works best for durability and oral health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dental cement (glass ionomer, self-adhesive resin, or resin modified glass ionomer)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the best cement for zirconia crowns in children, improving crown retention and gum health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 36 children, so results may not apply to all kids. It compares existing materials, not a new breakthrough.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 4 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with consenting parents, * Patients with carious lesions on 2 or more faces of maxillary incisors or interface caries * Those whose related teeth have not undergone pulp treatment, * Patients without periodontal-related attachment loss, without tooth loss as a result of periodontal pathology, * Those requiring treatment with general anaesthesia * Score 1 and score 2 on the Frankl behaviour scale * Those without a history of allergy (such as local anaesthesia, medication, resin-based restorative materials), * Not requiring endocarditis prophylaxis, * No hypoplasia and hypomineralisation of teeth, * Patients whose permanent teeth are more than 1 year away from eruption * Patients with vital teeth and no complaints of percussion, palpation tenderness, nocturnal waking pain and no abscess and/or fistula * Teeth with a healthy lamina dura and periapical appearance * Teeth without mobility and pathological gingival pockets * Teeth with physiological root resorption not exceeding the apical 1/3 level, * No more than 2 mm alveolar bone loss in the interproximal region on the radiograph of the tooth, * No pathological internal or external root resorption, * It has a permanent tooth underneath and its position is normal, * Patients with a flush terminal closure relationship will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Teeth with periapical infection, abscess or mobility, * In cases where the depth of the gingival pocket exceeds 3 mm, * In the presence of pathological mobility, * In the presence of congenital developmental defects (amelogenesis imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta), * In teeth in infraocclusion, * Patients with abnormal bite due to dental or skeletal orthodontic anomalies, * In the presence of pathological internal or external resorption, * In cases where radiographic bone loss of more than 2 mm in the interdental region is observed * Those with active periodontal disease, * Traumatised teeth, * In cases where the overjet is more than 2 mm, * Patients with deep bite * Cases where the opposite tooth is missing, * Patients with systemic diseases (diseases of the cardiovascular system, endocrine system, urinary system, central nervous system, mental disorders, etc.), * Dangerous medical conditions or harmful oral habits, * Children with bruxism or unilateral chewing habits will not be included in the study. Those who wish to withdraw from the study at any stage will be excluded from the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Aydin, Efeler, 09100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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