Influencing Panoramic Imaging Errors With Strips

NCT06149234 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: TBZMED
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 270
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Introduction: Panoramic radiography quality can be impaired by some errors such as positioning errors. Palatoglossal air space shadow error is one of the most common positioning errors and it's due to the tongue not sticking to the roof of the palate. Techniques used to deal with this error might help prevent unnecessary radiation to patients and save them time and money. The study aimed to investigate to investigate the effects of using celluloid matrix and edible tapes (fruit leather and chewing gum) on reducing the palatoglossal air space shadow error in panoramic imaging Methods: In our study, 270 patients referred to the Department of Radiology were randomised into three groups: a control group, a celluloid matrix group, and an edible tapes group. Before panoramic imaging, all patients were instructed to adhere their tongues to the roof of their mouths, with the distinction that for the celluloid matrix and edible tapes groups, patients were asked to place celluloid tapes, fruit leathers, or chewing gums on their tongues before doing so. The routine imaging process was then performed, and the results were compared across groups to evaluate the incidence of palatoglossal air space shadow error. Results: \*\*\* Conclusion: \*\*\*

Conditions

Panoramic Radiography

Keywords

Panoramic Radiography,; Radiographic Error; Patient Positioning; Diagnostic Error; Palatoglossal Airspace Error

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Investigating the panoramic images

  Effect Of Using Different Strips On Reducing Palatoglossal Air Space Shadow: An oral and maxillofacial radiologist assessed the radiographs in single-blinded random selection to identify and record the errors. The radiographs were classified as diagnostically acceptable, unacceptable, and excellent based on the degree of the palatoglossal air space shadow error

  3 months

Study Arms (4)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Normal panoramic positioning

Fruit leather on the tongue

EXPERIMENTAL

The patient holding a stripe of fruit leather on the tongue while acquiring a panoramic image

Behavioral: Fruit leather on the tongue

Chewing gum strip

EXPERIMENTAL

The patient holding a stripe of chewing gum on the tongue while acquiring a panoramic image

Behavioral: Chewing gum strip

Celluloid matrix group

EXPERIMENTAL

The patient holding a stripe of celluloid matrix group on the tongue while acquiring a panoramic image

Behavioral: Celluloid matrix group

Interventions

Fruit leather on the tongue BEHAVIORAL

The patient holds a fruit leather strip on the tongue while being exposed.

Fruit leather on the tongue

Chewing gum strip BEHAVIORAL

The patient holds a banana-tasting gum strip on the tongue while being exposed.

Chewing gum strip

Celluloid matrix group BEHAVIORAL

The patient holds a celluloid matrix stirp gum strip on the tongue while being exposed.

Celluloid matrix group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All patients over 15 years old attending the oral and maxillofacial department and are already prescribed for panoramic imaging.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kasra Rahimipour: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Tabriz, Iran

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: An oral and maxillofacial radiologist assessed the radiographs in single-blinded random selection to identify and record the errors.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. Kasra Rahimipour

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2023
• First Posted: November 28, 2023
• Study Start: September 29, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 20, 2022
• Study Completion: March 20, 2022
• Last Updated: December 4, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IR (1)