Computed Tomographic Assessment of the Maxillofacial Region of Mentally Handicapped or Uncooperative Patients Under Intravenous Sedation
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 98
- Primary Endpoint
- Comparison of the radiological and oral examinations in mentally handicapped patients
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Aim of this study is to evaluate the necessity of the radiological examinations of mentally handicapped or uncooperative patients.
Detailed Description
Dental radiography has become an indispensable part of routine dental examination with the help of the technological development of radiological devices. However, medical procedures like dental treatment and medical imaging (magnetic resonance imaging-MRI, computed tomography-CT, orthopantomography- OPG, etc.) that require cooperation are usually hard to apply to mentally handicapped (MHP) or uncooperative patients (UCP). Treatments that will be done without radiological examination can be missing or incorrect.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Mentally Handicapped patients that radiological examination cannot performed
- •Suitable for IV sedation
Exclusion Criteria
- •Healthy Patients
- •Patients in which the radiological examination performed
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Comparison of the radiological and oral examinations in mentally handicapped patients
Time Frame: 2 years
Radiological images of the mentally handicapped patients obtained under sedation anesthesia with cone beam dental tomography. Radiological examination were performed on tomograpic images and indications (tooth filling, root canal treatment, extraction) were noted. Same procedure was performed for oral examination and indications were compared.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Emrah Soylu
Asistan Professor
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University