Status:

COMPLETED

Use of Radiographic Contrast to Detect Dental Caries

Lead Sponsor:

Creighton University

Conditions:

Dental Caries

Eligibility:

All Genders

19-99 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The proposed test is intended to enable dentists to differentiate between cavitated and non-cavitated tooth decay in the areas where teeth are in contact (interproximal surfaces). In these areas, dent...

Detailed Description

Tooth sites will be recorded by tooth number, type of surface (mesial, distal,occlusal), cavitated, non-cavitated, healthy. Radiographs will similarly be scored.Although contrast agents are classified...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • must have a minimum of 2 adjacent teeth so that interproximal surfaces of interest are in contact and hidden from direct visual inspection.
  • the occlusal plane should be normal so that the interproximal contact regions are normal.
  • English or Spanish speaker.

Exclusion

  • pregnant women
  • a person who has participated in a similar study involving dental radiography within the last 12 months.
  • fillings must not be present in the regions of interest.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01523509

Start Date

August 1 2012

End Date

May 1 2013

Last Update

June 17 2016

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Creighton University School of Dentistry

Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68178