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UnknownNCT04438252

Evaluation of Reliability of CarieScan PRO Compared With Digital Radiograph and ICDAS-II in Detection of Carious Lesions

Evaluation of Reliability of Impedance Spectroscopy (CarieScan PRO) in Comparison With Digital Radiograph and ICDAS-II in Detection of Occlusal Carious Lesions: Diagnostic Accuracy Study.

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
166 (estimated)
Sponsor
Cairo University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
15 Years – 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the Clinical performance of alternating current impedance spectroscopy (CarieScan PRO) in comparison with digital radiograph and ICDAS-II in detection of occlusal carious lesions.

Detailed description

The visual examination is routinely used for detecting caries in dental clinics and was also used in recent studies comparing the efficacy of various visual aids. It has the benefit that it is quick and easy to perform, does not need expensive equipment, and can be completed without unnecessary radiation or fluorescence (Ismail, et al., 2007). In the current study, ICDAS-II was set as "gold standard" due to validated relationship between its codes and the histological depth of a carious lesion as in many other studies. In addition, several studies have shown good reproducibility and accuracy of ICDAS-II for caries detection in permanent teeth especially caries lesions in the outer half of the enamel (Gugnani, et al., 2010). Bitewing radiographs are used to determine the depth of caries involvement. Most often, bitewing examination is affiliated with the diagnosis of interproximal caries. It is strongly recommended that these radiographs be used in the diagnosis of occlusal caries into dentin (Pitts NB et al., 1991).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTICDAS IIIndex for caries detection
DEVICECariScan ProDevice for early caries detection
RADIATIONDigital RadiograpgyDevice for digital x-ray imaging

Timeline

Start date
2020-09-01
Primary completion
2021-05-01
Completion
2021-09-01
First posted
2020-06-18
Last updated
2020-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt

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