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Caries Detection With Two Different Caries Detecting Devices
Sponsor: Tufts University
Summary
The primary aim of this study will be to compare the effectiveness of the novel LumiCare™ rinse and with QLF in determining caries progression. The secondary aim is to compare the progression of carious lesions between patients who reported use of e-cigarettes/vapes and those who did not.
Official title: A Pilot Clinical Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Caries Detection With a Novel Caries Detecting Rinse and Existing Diagnostic Tools
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2027-10
Last Updated
2025-08-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
LumiCare rinse
The teeth being assessed will be cleaned of any debris ,plaque and calculus. The areas being assessed will be air dried. A dry field will be maintained using cotton rolls and a saliva ejector. Lumicare rinse will be applied onto the test areas for 30 seconds and the excess removed using a saliva ejector. The sites will then be rinsed with plain water for 10 seconds and excess will be removed using high volume suction. A blue curing light will then be held 1-2 inches from the test surfaces while the examiner assesses the surfaces for the presence or absence of fluorescent illumination.
QLF Inspektor Pro Imaging
The teeth being assessed will be cleaned of any debris ,plaque and calculus. The areas being assessed will be air dried. A dry field will be maintained using cotton rolls and a saliva ejector. The QLF device will be positioned over the tooth surface to be tested and an image will be taken. The images will be stored automatically and assessed by the examiners for the presence of green fluorescence using the QA2 program (Version 1.25, Inspektor Research systems BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) . The trend in green fluorescence will also be calculated using this software algorithm.
Locations (1)
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States