Technique for Localization of Caries Associated Bacteria on Tooth Surfaces.

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Caries

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00421577

gum-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is a simple laboratory technique for localization of caries associated bacteria on tooth surfaces by taking an impression of the teeth with a material containing sucrose.

The purpose of this study is to check whether the technique can be incorporated into dental clinics as diagnostic tool comparing to other diagnostic methods available.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult/ patient of the student clinic in Hadassa, Jerusalem.

Exclusion criteria

• children/ antibiotic taken in the last month.