The Clinical Study of Tooth-Coating Materials' Hindering Influence on Early Active Root Caries

GIC as coating material for initial active root caries is expected to improve dentine structure by incorporating fluoride and slow the advancement of root caries through their anti-biofilm properties. Given that Caredyne ZIF-C contains zinc in addition to fluoride, its effects would be particularly potent. Therefore, the main aim of study was to determine extent of tooth-coating materials impede early active root caries. The descriptive study was conducted in Pakistan over a 12-month period using a parallel-group approach (February 2023 to February 2024) in a variety of contexts. Caredyne ZIF-C, Fuji VII (a standard GIC), and sodium fluoride (NaF) were the three groups randomly assigned to 58 lesions in older adults (age >65). After 3, 6, 12 months, the rates of dental plaque attachment and coating material fall-out were assessed for each lesion that had been treated with the designed materials without removing the affected dentin. After three, six, and twelve months, the material-coated root surfaces tended to have lower rates of plaque attachment than the exposed, healthy root surfaces; nevertheless, the differences between the three groups were not statistically significant. Furthermore, compared to Fuji VII group, the Caredyne ZIF-C group tended to have a lower coating material fall-out rate. After 12 months, there was no discernible variation in the three groups' failure rates. The findings indicate that there are no statistically significant variations in the rates of plaque adhesion and failure between fluoride application and GIC coating. Future research on GICs as the tooth-coating material for first active root caries will be built upon the findings of the current clinical investigation.