Evaluation of the Periotest Method in Dental Traumatology

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Trauma

Treatments: Device: Wire Composite Splint (Denture Strengtheners); Device: Wire Composite Splint (Dentaflex 0.45 mm)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00904930

PT-WCS1-WCS2-Hu

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background/Aims: The Periotest® method represents a technique for objective tooth mobility assessment. The aims of this study were: 1. receiving information about normal Periotest® values in vertical and horizontal dimension on periodontally healthy teeth for individuals aged 20-35, 2. investigating the reliability of the Periotest® method in terms of intra-serial and inter-serial reproducibility before splinting and with an applied dental trauma splint, 3. evaluating the splint effect of two different wire-composite splints in vivo.

Materials and Methods: On periodontally healthy dental students (n=33; mean age 24.7 years) Periotest® values were measured on reproducible measuring points, in vertical and horizontal dimension and before splinting and after splint insertion. Three readings were taken per serial to observe the intra-serial reproducibility, and for testing inter-serial reproducibility three serials were measured (Friedman-test; P ≤ 0.001). Two different wire-composite-splints (1 = Dentaflex 0.45 mm, 2 = Strengtheners 0.8x1.8) were inserted, the Periotest® values were measured and the splint effects were calculated and compared (Whitney-Mann-U-test; P ≤ 0.001).

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 36 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 19-36
• healthy upper front teeth

Exclusion criteria

• periodontal disease
• orthodontic treatment during the investigation period
• history of dental trauma
• fillings or restorations on upper front teeth
• endodontically treated teeth

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

no periodontal disease

Description:

33 dental students (13 male, 20 female) with a mean age of 24.7 years (min. 19.8; max. 36.5) with no periodontal disease or dental trauma

Treatment:

Device: Wire Composite Splint (Denture Strengtheners)

Device: Wire Composite Splint (Dentaflex 0.45 mm)