Outcome assessment
Caries lesion, arrest
SECONDARY, ARREST
To prepare for clinical assessment, three examiners RY, MQ, EA received training using the 90-min ICDAS e-Learning programme by the ICDAS Foundation [The primary outcome of the study was lesion arrest after six months. Caries lesion activity was assessed using the ICDAS-LAA criteria [The secondary outcome was parents’ satisfaction with their children’s dental appearance assessed by a self-rated questionnaire using a 4-point Likert scale at baseline and 6-month follow-up. The responses to the question “are you satisfied by your child’s appearance?” were very satisfied, satisfied, unsatisfied, very unsatisfied and were recoded from 1 to 4 respectively [To control for potential confounders, we used the Arabic validated version [Data were collected using an electronic form uploaded to the online platform (KoboToolbox) that allowed offline data collection with subsequent synchronization when internet access was available [