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No-drill cavity treatment tested in kids: could it replace the dentist's drill?

NCT ID NCT07153328

Disease control Sponsor: Beaty Dent Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether painting a liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF) onto cavities every six months can stop tooth decay in young children aged 1.5 to 8 years. Some children also got a fluoride varnish every three months. The goal was to see if cavities become hard and inactive. The trial involved 104 children who were not cooperative for regular dental care. If successful, SDF could offer a simple, painless way to manage cavities without drills or sedation.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Silver diamine fluoride (38%) and sodium fluoride varnish (5%)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give dentists and parents a simple, painless way to stop cavities in young children without drills or sedation.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with 104 children. SDF stains cavities black, which may be a cosmetic concern. Results may not apply to all populations.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

104 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Finished

Mar 2024

Lead sponsor

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

18 months to 8 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: Children aged 1.5 to 8 years Uncooperative to dental procedures (Frankl Behavior Rating 1 or 2) Presence of at least one active, cavitated carious lesion in primary teeth, without pulp involvement Eligible primary teeth: active caries without pulp involvement Exclusion Criteria: Children with clinical signs of infection (pain, parulis, fistula, or abscess) Cooperative to dental procedures Children who are candidates for conscious sedation Known allergy to silver, fluoride, or ammonia Teeth with pulpal complications, non-restorable, exfoliating, or scheduled for extraction

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

dental caries

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Dental caries

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beaty Dent

    Tirana, Tirana, 1001, Albania

  • Happy Dent

    Tirana, Tirana, 1001, Albania

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