Caries Detection With Two Different Caries Detecting Devices

Tufts University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Caries,Dental

Treatments

Device: LumiCare rinse

Device: QLF Inspektor Pro Imaging

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06152081

STUDY00003913

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

21+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion 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.

Exclusion criteria

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