Intra Oral Scan and CBCT Aided Diagnosis of Dental Plaque and Caries

April 18, 2025 updated by: University Ghent

In this prospective controlled trial, patients will be enrolled at the University Hospital Ghent. Inclusion criteria are: age between 18 and 70 years old, presence of 20 or more teeth, and have a minimum one carious tooth surface. All participants have to sign an informed consent. Pregnant women will be excluded. First an intra-oral scan will be taken for visual plaque detection. Thereafter, plaque scores will be noted after visual inspection and with plaque staining. After supra-gingival calculus removal and oral hygiene instructions bite-wing radiographs will be taken and a visual caries inspection will be performed. Finally, a new intra-oral scan will be taken for visual caries detection, followed by a CBCT scan.

Minimally 2 weeks after this intervention, plaque-scores and caries-scores will be measured by an independent researcher and the same researcher on the intra-oral scans, CBCT and radiographs(Pictures taken with X-rays to view the inside of your teeth and jawbone)(for caries detection).

The following variables will be measured:

  1. Plaque measurement: 1) Plaque detection using intra-oral scan images (white light (and fluorescence)) will be performed and compared with 2) the assessment of visual plaque detection and 3) using plaque staining (golden standard). The findings will be recorded in a plaque status through the website www.parodontalstatus. And exported to be attached to the anonymized patient file.
  2. Caries: The results of caries detection by intra-oral scan and bite-wing radiographs will be compared with the results of clinical caries detection and bite-wing radiographs on one hand and the CBCT images on the other hand. ICDAS scores will be registered for the visual assessment, CBCT and bite-wing radiograph images assessment.

The following step-by-step protocol will be used:

The digital data, including images, that will be the subject of the research will be acquired using 3SHAPE's Trios 5 intra-oral scan. The CBCT image will be made with the ProMax 3D of Planmeca. These two imaging techniques will be the only study specific handeling during the study.

  1. explanation to patients
  2. take an intra-oral scan (STUDY SPECIFIC)
  3. conventional visual inspection and palpation plaque scoring
  4. plaque staining (record with parostatus.ch)
  5. take an intra-oral scan with plaque staining in a situation that is viewed on site, in the mouth, without removing or moving anything.(STUDY SPECIFIC)
  6. calculus removal and cleaning
  7. take bite-wing radiographs
  8. visual caries detection
  9. take a thirth intra-oral scan (STUDY SPECIFIC)
  10. CBCT scan (STUDY SPECIFIC)
  11. plaque detection on IOS images and caries detection using IOS images and CBCT images

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

the study population is selected from Ghent university hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:age between 18 and 70 years old, presence of 20 or more teeth, and have a minimum one carious tooth surface -

Exclusion Criteria:Pregnant women will be excluded -

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
caries diagnosis visual and bitewing
caries diagnosis intra oral scan and bitewing
caries diagnosis CBCT
take a CBCT and registration caries
Intra oral scan and bitewing
An intra-oral scan and bitewings are taken and 2 weeks later, caries is registered on the basis of this intra oral scan and bitewings
plaque visual
registration plaque with visuals
plaque color record visual
registration with plaque color record
plaque Intra oral scan
registration plaque with intra-oral scan
plaque color record with Intra-oral scan
registration plaque color record with intra-oral scan
caries diagnosis fluorescence
registration caries with fluorescence of intra-oral scan

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
caries diagnosis
Time Frame: one time measurement ( visual inspection ) 2weeks later, inspection of intra-oral scan and CBCT
sensitivity specificity and area-under-curve values will be determined using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis
one time measurement ( visual inspection ) 2weeks later, inspection of intra-oral scan and CBCT
plaque diagnosis
Time Frame: one time measurement ( visual inspection) and 2 weeks later inspection of intra-oral scan and 2 weeks
sensitivity specificity and area-under-curve values will be determined using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis
one time measurement ( visual inspection) and 2 weeks later inspection of intra-oral scan and 2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

May 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 18, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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