Condition (MeSH)
Dental Caries
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1,029 trials for Dental Caries or a narrower condition beneath it. Solventum US LLC has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 10.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
996 of the 1,029 trials are tagged with Dental Caries itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Dental Caries trials start? (31)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 4 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 1/2
- Phase 2
- Phase 2/3
- Phase 3
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
Top of scale: 91
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 63 |
| 2025 | 89 |
| 2024 | 91 |
| 2023 | 68 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2021 | 67 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2019 | 69 |
| 2018 | 59 |
| 2017 | 67 |
Showing 10 of 31 earlier years.
Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 81 trials starting in 2026 and about 83 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.
Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 62 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 13 months across 648 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Dental Caries trials in? (8)
Shown in this order: phase order.
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| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 37 |
| Phase 1/2 | 8 |
| Phase 2 | 42 |
| Phase 2/3 | 14 |
| Phase 3 | 47 |
| Phase 4 | 44 |
| Not applicable | 664 |
| Observational | 173 |
How many Dental Caries trials are recruiting? (9)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 83 |
| Recruiting | 61 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 14 |
| Active, not recruiting | 36 |
| Completed | 593 |
Showing 5 of 9 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Dental Caries trials? (2)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| Solventum US LLC | 10 |
| Dental Practice-Based Research Network | 9 |
Which drugs are being tested for Dental Caries? (2)
Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Potassium Nitrate Toothpaste | 7 |
| Xylitol | 6 |
Interventions as named in the registry (13)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Silver diamine Fluoride 38% | 33 |
| Fluoride Varnish | 27 |
| Fluoride | 16 |
| Fluoride Toothpaste | 9 |
| Atraumatic Restorative Treatment | 7 |
Showing 5 of 13 interventions.
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which serious adverse events do Dental Caries trials report? (10)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Death | 27 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 6 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 4 | 2 |
| Kidney infection | 3 | 1 |
| Rotator Cuff Injury | 3 | 1 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Dental Caries? (1,890)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of nanohydroxyapatite paste after different pretreatment techniques on remineralization and color change of white spot lesions in children: a randomized control study. | BMC oral health | 2026 | Yes |
| Artificial intelligence and oral photography: an approach to the epidemiology of dental caries. | Revista de saude publica | 2026 | Yes |
| Artificial intelligence in the detection and classification of dental caries. | The Journal of prosthetic dentistry | 2025 | Yes |
| Long-term clinical comparison of a resin-based composite and resin modified glass ionomer in the treatment of cervical caries lesions. | Odontology | 2025 | Yes |
| Effectiveness of a Sugar Consumption Prevention Program in the First Year of Life on the Occurrence of Early Childhood Caries: A Multicentric Randomized Trial in Brazil. | Caries research | 2025 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 1,890 publications.
Sub-conditions in MeSH (1)
MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.
Not on this page
Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.