Parental Perceptions and Acceptance of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Spain and Italy (SDF)

University of Bologna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acceptability; Comparative Study; SDF; Aesthetic Perception

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06384326

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Assessing parental aesthetic acceptability of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) staining is crucial for its potential implementation in paediatric dentistry. This study represents the third part of a wider project initially focused on evaluating SDF aesthetic acceptability in Italy, then comparing it between Spanish and Italian parents

Full description

The aim of the present study was to compare aesthetic perceptions and acceptance of SDF pigmentation between Spanish and Italian parents, and assess weather acceptability is influenced by location, child's cooperation, or demographic background. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among 267 Spanish parents and 234 Italian parents whose children were attending three university dental clinics. A validated Italian version of the questionnaire "Parental perceptions of Silver Diamine Fluoride Dental Color Changes" was implemented. The questionnaire included sets of colored photographs showing both anterior and posterior teeth before and after SD treatment. Respondents were requested to provide their assessments based on the presented visual stimuli.

Enrollment: 501 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Spanish and Italian parents, for each group respectively
• Parents of healthy children or children with mild systemic disease. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status 1-2
• Parents of children under the age of 12 years
• Parents of children with previous caries experience in primary teeth
• Parents who consented to participate

Exclusion criteria

• No Spanish and Italian parents, for each group respectively
• Parents of children with ASA status ≥ 3
• Parents of children over the age of 12 years
• Parents of children without previous caries experience in primary teeth
• Parents who no consented to participate

Trial design

501 participants in 2 patient groups

Spanish parents

Description:

Spanish parents were recruited at the Department of Paediatric Dentistry of UIC between March 2023 and July 2023, accomplishing the second phase of the survey.

Italian parents

Description:

Italian parents were recruited at the Unit of Dental Care for Special Needs Patients and Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, and the Unit of Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy between September 2020 and March 2022