Accuracy of Teledentistry for Diagnosis and Treatment Need in Dental Caries Detection Versus Clinical Examination on a Group of Egyptian Children: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Teledentistry

Treatments: Other: Teledentistry

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06600360

TELE24

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy of teledentistry for diagnosis and treatment need in dental caries detection versus clinical examination on a group of Egyptian children.

Full description

The objective of this study is to assess the precision of using the mobile photographic method of teledentistry for dental caries diagnosis and treatment need of pediatric Egyptian children. This will be assessed by measuring the diagnostic accuracy of the mobile photographic method versus direct clinical oral examination for the same group of participants.

Enrollment: 102 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Egyptian pediatric patients aged 4 to 12 years with a chief complaint of dental caries with or without pain.
• Both genders are included.

Exclusion criteria

• Egyptian pediatric patients with systemic conditions that will affect their treatment needs.
• Refusal of participation.
• Refusal to sign the informed consent.