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Testing two ways to diagnose tooth decay that will affect the way that dentists decide on treatment

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Dental caries
Oral Health
Registration Number
ISRCTN65592532
Lead Sponsor
McGill University (Canada)
Brief Summary

2014 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24335157/ (added 17/12/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
140
Inclusion Criteria

Dentists:
1. Dentists preliminary not aware about ICDAS II or Nyvad diagnostic systems
2. Five to ten years of clinical experience
3. The same university of graduation
4. Same specialization (operative dentistry)
5. Same clinical environment
6. Working with the same adult population (with similar caries prevalence and experience)

Patients:
1. Age of 18-20 years old
2. Males and females
3. Patients having =2 active non-cavitated and/or cavitated carious lesions

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:
1. Caries inactive group (no or maximally one active lesion)
2. Patients with fixed orthodontic devices
3. Patients with severe fluorosis or hypoplasia
4. Patients with complicated chronic diseases that can produce modifications in treatment choosing

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber of surfaces per individual requiring operative or non-operative treatment measured at the same time twice: in period 1 of examination and in a one week in period 2 of examination
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Diagnostic outcomes:<br> 1. Nyvad D and ICDAS II D components reflecting activity of the lesions (active non-cavitated lesions, active cavitated lesions, inactive non-cavitated lesions, inactive cavitated lesions).<br> 2. Nyvad D and ICDAS II D (decay) components reflecting activity and depth of the lesions<br> 3. Caries experience of carious lesions (mean DMFS) generated from the Nyvad and the ICDAS II systems<br>
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