# Root Caries Excavation with Air Water/powder Prophylaxis Device for ART Restorations

> **NCT04822246** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Murali Srinivasan, Dr. med. dent., BDS, MDS, MBA, MAS** · enrollment: 62 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dental Caries Extending Into Dentin
- Root Caries

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Control: Hand instrumentation for caries excavation
- **PROCEDURE:** Intervention 1: EMS Airflow device for caries excavation
- **PROCEDURE:** Intervention 2: Hand excavation + EMS Airflow device for caries excavation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04822246
- **Lead sponsor:** Murali Srinivasan, Dr. med. dent., BDS, MDS, MBA, MAS
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-09-30
- **Primary completion:** 2025-09
- **Final completion:** 2025-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 62 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-12-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04822246

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04822246, "Root Caries Excavation with Air Water/powder Prophylaxis Device for ART Restorations". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04822246. Licensed CC0.

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