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Abstract
Background: The placement of SSCs by means of traditional tooth preparation requires administration of local anesthesia and coronal reduction which in turn potentially creates problems in managing the pediatric patient’s behavior. Hall technique is a conservative alternative treatment for carious primary molars. it involves the use of SSCs to seal over caries lesions on primary molars by using glass ionomer cement. Study design: This study is a controlled clinical trial. Seventy-five (75) children were selected from Pediatric Dental Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University to be included in this study. They were classified into 3 groups 25 teeth each: One control (Conventional SSC technique) and two experimental groups (Hall and Modified Hall techniques). Clinical success of each technique and the effect on occlusion were assessed at 2 weeks, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. Results: The clinical success rates for conventional SSC, Hall and modified Hall techniques were 100%. At the pre-operative visit, there was no significant difference observed between the overbite values of group I, group II and group III. P values were 0.43, 0.69 and 0.57 respectively. Immediately after SSC cementation, significant difference was observed between the overbite values of group I, group II and group III. P values were 0.001, 0.01 and 0.04 respectively. At 2 weeks, there was significant difference between the overbite values of group I and II (p1=0.001) and between those of group I and group III (p2=0.01). No significant difference was observed between the overbite values of group II and group III (p3=0.14). At one month, there was significant difference between the overbite values of group I and group II only (p1=0.02). No significant difference was observed between the overbite values of the 3 groups at 3, 6 and 12 months. P values> 0.05. Conclusion: Both Hall and modified Hall Techniques showed clinical successful results as the conventional SSC technique for managing dental caries in primary molar teeth at 12-month follow-up period. At 3, 6 and 12 months, there was no statistically significant difference between the overbite values of conventional, Hall and modified Hall techniques.