Status:
COMPLETED
Er:YAG Laser Effects on Microbial Population in Conservative Dentistry
Lead Sponsor:
University Of Perugia
Conditions:
Dental Caries
Microbial Colonization
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to verify the quantitative and qualitative effect of Erbium dental laser therapy on microbial populations in carious lesions and to compare the laser therapy with traditional ...
Detailed Description
Patients will be assessed and selected at the University Odontostomatology Clinic (COU) in Perugia; patients are considered eligible for enrolment if they are at least 18 years old and have a carious ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Adult patients of both sexes with at least 18 years of age and one cavitated non-destructive carious occlusal lesion of a permanent teeth, that deepens up to the middle third of the dentin and not beyond, confirmed by radiographic exam and without pulp involvement.
Exclusion
- patients that refused to sign the informed consent document;
- children or individuals with less than 18 years;
- pregnant subjects;
- patients with syndromes or chronic systemic diseases;
- patients who had used antibiotics within the previous three months or under pharmacological treatments;
- patients with painful symptoms consistent with irreversible pulpitis or mobility and destructive carious lesions extending beyond the middle third of the dentin;
- teeth with exposure of the dental pulp or periodontitis;
- patients with caries on deciduous teeth;
- patients with no cooperation during the radiographical exam and/or treatments.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 7 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 18 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04769882
Start Date
September 7 2020
End Date
December 18 2020
Last Update
February 25 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University Dental Clinic (C.O.U., Centro Odontostomatologico Universitario) of the University of Perugia
Perugia, Italy, 06132