Validation of Near-infrared Light Transillumination for Interproximal Enamel Caries Detection

University of Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Caries

Treatments: Other: Non invasive caries treatment; Device: Near-infrared light transillumination device (DIAGNOcam, KaVo, Biberach, Germany); Other: Invasive caries treatment; Other: Visual examination and bitewing (BW) radiography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02657538

110/13

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to validate a near-infrared light transillumination device (DIAGNOcam, KaVo, Biberach, Germany) for interproximal enamel caries detection and compare it with the established diagnostic methods (visual examination and bitewing radiography). The aim is to avoid/reduce ionizing radiation for caries diagnostic purposes.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA-Status 1
• Complete permanent dentition
• Bitewing radiography already existing (< 4 months)
• Minimum of one cavitation-free approximal surface, symptomless, interproximal enamel or dentin caries lesion in the posterior teeth without restorations and/or sound tooth surface.

Exclusion criteria

• Children younger than 15 Years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Near infrared transillumination

Active Comparator group

Description:

Near infrared transillumination is applied for initial enamel caries lesion detection.

Treatment:

Device: Near-infrared light transillumination device (DIAGNOcam, KaVo, Biberach, Germany)

Other: Invasive caries treatment

Other: Non invasive caries treatment

Visual caries detection + BW

Active Comparator group

Description:

visual caries detection + bite wing radiography (BW): considered as gold standard in caries diagnostics.

Treatment:

Other: Invasive caries treatment

Other: Visual examination and bitewing (BW) radiography

Other: Non invasive caries treatment