se of the bioluminescence technology to monitor active caries lesions - A clinical study
- Conditions
- K02.0K02.1Caries limited to enamelCaries of dentine
- Registration Number
- DRKS00020123
- Lead Sponsor
- Philipps-Universität Marburg, Medizinisches Zentrum für ZMK, Abteilung für Kieferorthopädie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Signed, written consent before participation in the study
- Patients who are willing to attend all study-related appointments
- Patients with at least 6 posterior teeth (premolars / molars) without crowns
- Patients with at least one occlusal caries on the (premolars / molars)
- sound occlusal surfaces and occlusal surfaces with initial and moderate lesions
- Patients with hypersensitivity or allergy to proteins (no separate allergy testing planned for the study)
- Patients without adequate cooperation during the dental examinations
- Patients who do not follow follow-up appointments
- pregnant women (no separate pregnancy test planned for the study)
- patients with bleached teeth (<2 weeks before measurements)
- Patients with acute toothache
- Patients with crowns on all premolars and molars
- Patients without premolars and molars
- Occlusal surfaces with extensive carious lesions (visible dentin caries)
- teeth with anomalies, tooth fluorosis or hypomineralisation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary Outcome: Agreement of visual activity assessement of caries lesions / active lesions in bioluminescence Image<br><br>Method: observation. Classification: active lesion caries yes/no<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ability of the bioluminescence method to monitor caries lesions over time.<br>Method: observation. Classification: 6 and 12 month after baseline examination<br>