Diagnostic Agreement Between Clinical Assessment and CBCT Palatal Angle for Palatal Arch Shape

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Morphology

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07363200

12-25

Details and patient eligibility

About

Standardized intraoral photographs corresponding to each CBCT scan will be evaluated by two calibrated examiners. Palatal arch shape will be visually classified into one of three categories: high arched palate, normal palate, or low/shallow palate. Examiners will perform assessments independently and will be blinded to CBCT measurements and to each other's results.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults ≥18 years
• CBCT scans showing complete hard palate
• Presence of first maxillary molars bilaterally

Exclusion criteria

• Palatal surgery or trauma history
• Maxillofacial anomalies
• Palatal pathology
• Poor CBCT quality