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NCT02536040 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Stopping Cavities Study: Diammine Silver Fluoride

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Advantage Dental Services.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
66
Enrollment target

NCT02536040: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Advantage Dental Services.

NCT02536040 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Advantage Dental Services. The registered enrollment target is 66 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02536040, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Advantage Dental Services.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
66 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study is being conducted to test whether the use of diammine silver fluoride (also called silver diamine fluoride) hardens the cavity sufficiently so that it arrests.

Primary Outcome

Proportion of treated teeth with active decay that were arrested by the treatment measured using the Nyvad criterion code 6 reflecting hardness of the lesion and color change

Interventions

  • OTHER Water
  • DRUG 38% diammine silver fluoride

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 66 participants
Start Date 2016-01
Est. Completion 2016-07
Phase Phase 3
Advantage Dental Services

2 total trials

What the finished NCT02536040 record still lists

NCT02536040 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 66 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Water is the first listed.

NCT02536040 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02536040 about?

NCT02536040 is a clinical study titled "Stopping Cavities Study: Diammine Silver Fluoride". This study is being conducted to test whether the use of diammine silver fluoride (also called silver diamine fluoride) hardens the cavity sufficiently so that it arrests.

What is the current status of trial NCT02536040?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 66 participants. The study started on 2016-01. Estimated completion is 2016-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02536040?

The interventions under investigation include: Water (OTHER), 38% diammine silver fluoride (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02536040?

This trial is sponsored by Advantage Dental Services, which has 2 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02536040's enrollment target sits among peer trials

66 1797th of 2000 higher than 204 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02536040, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02536040 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.