Caries Detection With Two Different Caries Detecting Devices

Description

The primary aim of this study will be to compare the effectiveness of the novel LumiCare™ rinse and with QLF in determining caries progression. The secondary aim is to compare the progression of carious lesions between patients who reported use of e-cigarettes/vapes and those who did not.

Conditions

Caries,Dental

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Study overview

The primary aim of this study will be to compare the effectiveness of the novel LumiCare™ rinse and with QLF in determining caries progression. The secondary aim is to compare the progression of carious lesions between patients who reported use of e-cigarettes/vapes and those who did not.

A Pilot Clinical Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Caries Detection With a Novel Caries Detecting Rinse and Existing Diagnostic Tools

Caries Detection With Two Different Caries Detecting Devices

Condition
Caries,Dental
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boston

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients of TUSDM Comprehensive Care Clinic
  • * Adult patients over the age of 21
  • * Extreme/High Caries Risk classification per TUSDM Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) form
  • * Presence of 2 or more initial active primary carious lesions on a free coronal surface of any tooth by visual assessment, QLF, and LumiCare™
  • * Presence of at least 1 cavitated lesion
  • * Updated (no more than 6 months old) bite wing radiographs available.
  • * Patients who responded either yes/no to use of e-cigarettes/vapes
  • * 1 active caries, 1 inactive caries and 1 sound tooth surface.
  • * Low or moderate caries risk classification per TUSDM CAMBRA form
  • * No clinically detectable carious lesions on free coronal surfaces
  • * No cavitated caries lesions
  • * Carious teeth with caries lesions concomitant with extrinsic stains, fluorosis, or developmental defects.
  • * Patients who responded yes to the use of conventional cigarettes or smokeless tobacco

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Tufts University,

Karina Irusa, BDS, MS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Study Record Dates

2027-10