Teledentistry Mobile Photos Versus Conventional Clinical Examination for Dental Caries Diagnosis
- Conditions
- Dental Caries
- Registration Number
- NCT06661837
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
Teledentistry is an intervention that can boost chances for the new primary healthcare paradigm, bringing service delivery and accessibility to new levels. Evidence-based studies have reported that Teledentistry improves access to dental care in rural, inaccessible areas to disadvantaged populations.
- Detailed Description
The advantage of choosing Teledentistry as a dental caries screening tool is its viability in increasing oral health care to underserved areas, increasing equity, and reducing oral disease burdens in children. Furthermore, photographic images and prints of children's carious teeth can be used to motivate parents/guardians to seek dental treatment and institute preventive care. Only a teledental assistant is needed for the imaging, eliminating the need for highly skilled professional human resources. Instead, dental professionals can be better utilized in dental hospitals/clinics.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 141
- Children between 6-12 years old (mixed dentition)
- Medically free from systematic conditions
- Uncooperative children
- Children with orthodontic appliances at time of treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Accuracy and Reliability of teledentistry regarding dental caries Immediately and after 48 hours Clinical examination and mobile photo for both arches
Dental caries immediately and after 48 hours Clinically examined and mobile photo for both arches
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt