Comparison of the Effect of Fluoride Remineralizer Gel and Foam

Comparison of the Effect of Fluoride Remineralizer Gel and Foam: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Compare the remineralizing effect of acidulated fluoride gel Flugel (1.23% FFA, DFL) and acidulated Fluoride Foam Flúor Care (1.23% FFA, FGM) in maxillary anterior permanent teeth of 58 children aged 7 to 12 years of age.

to verified the activity (visual scores) and the dimensional changes of whit spot lesions (with WHO probe and millimeter ruler), risk for caries (CAMBRA) and OHI-S (Simplified Oral Hygiene Index) of children.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Dental Caries
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Fluoride Foam; Other: Fluoride gel

Detailed Description

This randomized clinical trial was composed permantentes previous teeth with white spot esolares belonging to the age group 7-12 years of the interior of Paraíba (Brazil). To calculate the sample considered the study of Soares and Valencia (2003) who obtained success rate of inactivity for white patches of fluoride gel (41%) compared with fluoride varnish (33%). By means of the Epi Info program™ 6 was used maximum acceptable error α and β of 5% to 20% ratio equal to 1.0 between the two products, resulting in a representative sample of 47 cases for each group for a total 94 white spots. To account for any loss sample, the sample was extended to 146 white spots being the case 71 formed by G1 and G2 for 75 cases. Prior to implementation of the proposed study called a calibration INLUX through 46 images of white spots followed by the investigation of the reproducibility of tests using Kappa coefficient intra and inter examiner with 10% of the sample (n = 14) was performed. The interpretation of these statistical testing was performed according to scale Bulman and Osborn (1989). There was a correlation of intra k = 1.00 (good) activity for k = 1.00 (good) scale for all considered good. Already on inter-examiner agreement, the investigators observed values of k = 1.00 (good) for activity k = 0.65 (substantial) for dimension being considered, good and substantial, respectively. For this study the investigators followed the following protocol: the IHO S-Record (Simplified Oral Hygiene Index); Supervised brushing; Professional prophylaxis; drying; Evaluation of white spot (the enamel was visually assessed at the initial examination (S1), after the 4th (S5) and 8th (S9) weeks of fluoride products only stains that were not remineralized to S5, the activity (visual scores by Nyvad et al (1999)) and the dimensional changes (with WHO probe and millimeter ruler); Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA); Application of fluoride products: group 1 (G1) where children received weekly therapeutic applications of fluoridated foam FFA, Flúor Care (NaF 1.23%) or group 2 (G2) where children received applications weekly therapeutic fluoride gel Flugel FFA (1.23% NaF) the management of this study was performed according to the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of ReportingTrials) your flowchart comprises four stages of a controlled clinical trial:. recruitment, allocation, follow-up . analysis and the project was approved by the ethics committee in Brazil on February 27, 2014 (CAAE: 25687413.8.000.5176).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 58
• Phase: Phase 4

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 5 years to 8 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Child with active incipient caries lesions (white spots) on upper anterior permanent teeth; permission from parents / guardians through the consent form, authorization of the minor through the term of assent, children at high risk for dental caries.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children who used braces, medications that alter the flow / salivary composition or antibiotics in the month before the exam. Not patients with syndromes or changes in tooth development, patients with cognitive and motor disorders were included.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: G1; Thirty children aged seven to twelve years who had seventy one active white spots lesions in permanent anterior teeth randomly assigned to four or eight weekly intervals applications of fluoride foam, Flúor Care (NaF 1.23%), to verified the activity (visual scores) and the dimensional changes of whit spot lesions (with WHO probe and millimeter ruler), caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) and OHI-S (Simplified Oral Hygiene Index) of children.	Other: Fluoride Foam; Fluoride foam - Flúor Care (NaF 1.23%) (G1)
Experimental: G2; Twenty-eight children aged seven to twelve years who had seventy five active white spots lesions in permanent anterior teeth randomly assigned to four or eight weekly intervals applications of fluoride gel, Flugel FFA (NaF 1.23%), to verified the activity (visual scores) and the dimensional changes of whit spot lesions (with WHO probe and millimeter ruler), caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) and OHI-S (Simplified Oral Hygiene Index) of children.	Other: Fluoride gel; Fluoride gel - Flugel FFA (NaF 1.23%) (G2)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
visual scores	activity changes of whit spot lesions	within the first 60 days
millimeters (with WHO probe and millimeter ruler)	dimensional changes of whit spot lesions	within the first 60 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Center of João Pessoa
• Collaborators: Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jainara Ferreira, Phd, UNIPÊ

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 28, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): July 7, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): July 7, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2015
• Last Verified: July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Stomatognathic Diseases; Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Dental Caries; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Protective Agents; Cariostatic Agents; Fluorides
• Other Study ID Numbers: CAAE: 25687413.8.000.5176