Validation of a new dental scoring system to assess the junction in the mouth where the gums meet the teeth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy dentate adult volunteers aged 18 or over; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN54471768
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32682922/ results (added 05/08/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-18
• Study Completion: 2019-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 7 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy participants of either gender
2. Aged 18 or over
3. Understand and are willing, able and likely to comply with all study procedures and restrictions
4. Accept the form of the study and signs a declaration of informed consent
5. Have a minimum of 10 teeth not including implants or teeth with crowns and bridges

Exclusion Criteria

1. An employee and/or family relative of the investigator dentist
2. Anyone who the investigator's opinion is not suitable to take part in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Inter- and Intra-examiner agreement of the proposed clinical classification (as assessed by the cervical localisation score) of the cervical region using three independent dentists assessing the same participants, in a randomised treatment sequence, at a single timepoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There are no secondary outcome measures