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Table 6 Sequence of procedures performed for each recruited participants

From: Atraumatic Restorative Treatment compared to the Hall Technique for occluso-proximal cavities in primary molars: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

  

ART group

HT group

  

Baseline

Evaluation

Baseline

Evaluation

Event

Completed by

Baseline examination appointment

Treatment appointment

1 week

1 month

6 months

12 months

24 months

36 months

Baseline examination appointment

Treatment appointment

1 week

1 month

6 months

12 months

24 months

36 months

Consent/Assent

Dentist/Dental student

X

       

X

       

DMFT/dmft

Dentist/Dental student

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

Plaque index

Dentist/Dental student

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Gingival health

Dentist/Dental student

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Instructions of oral hygiene/diet

Dentist/Dental student

X

       

X

       

Orthodontic separators

Dentist/Dental student

        

X

       

Treatment

Dentist/Dental student

 

X

       

X

      

Wong-Baker faces scale (pre/post treatment)

Child

 

X

      

X

X

      

Questionnaire about teeth appearance (pre/post treatment)

Child/Parent

 

X

  

X

    

X

  

X

   

Questionnaire about acceptance in relation to treatment

Child/Parent

 

X

       

X

      

Measurement of OVD

Dentist/Dental student

 

X*

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X*

X

X

X

X

X

X

Perceptions regarding OHRQoL

Child/Parent

 

X

 

X

     

X

 

X

    

Treatment evaluation

Dentist/Dental student

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

   

X

X

X

X

X

  1. *OVD will be measured before and immediately after treatment during the treatment appointment in Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) and Hall Technique (HT) groups
  2. DMFT/dmft decayed, missing, filled teeth in permanent teeth/decayed, missing, filled teeth in primary teeth, OHRQoL oral health-related quality of life, OVD occlusal-vertical dimension