Creating Digital Dental Plaque Scoring

NCT06443853 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Digital Scoring
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is aimed to compare dental plaque area measured on images obtained in the clinic by using dental photography and intraoral scanner and to evaluate the correlation of this area with clinical plaque scores. Clinical dental plaque scoring was measured according to the "Turesky Modified Quigley Hein Plaque Index" after applying a plaque staining agent (Tri Plaque ID Gel, GC Corp., Tokyo, Japan) to evaluate the oral hygiene of 20 patients who applied to the university clinic. Following clinical scoring, intraoral photographs of the patients were taken using dental photography equipment of the same standards (EOS700D, Canon; 100mm lens, Canon; twin flash, Yong Nuo) and scan images were taken with an intraoral scanner (iTero Element Flex, Align Tech., USA). In the data obtained, dental plaque area on the buccal surface of 66 lower and upper jaw anterior teeth were measured with Image J (National Institute for Health, Bethesda, USA) software, and the ratio of dental plaque area to the visible surface area of the tooth was measured.

Conditions

Dental Plaque

Keywords

dental plaque; dental plaque scoring; dental plaque imaging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Correlation between Turesky Modified Quigley Hein Plaque Scores and dental plaque coated surface areas on the images taken by digital camera and intraoral scanner

  The Turesky Modified Quigley Hein Plaque Index (TMQHPI) of anterior teeth of the volunteers' was recorded using clinical visual examination.Intraoral photographs of the volunteers were taken by using a digital camera and 3D images were recorded by an intraoral scanner.The plaque-covered area and the total surface area of the teeth were marked in the manual mode of the Image J program and the areas were measured.

  1 month

Study Arms (3)

Clinical scoring

The Turesky Modified Quigley Hein Plaque Index of anterior teeth of the volunteers' was recorded using clinical visual examination after dental plaque staining.

Diagnostic Test: Dental plaque scoring and dental plaque coated tooth surface measuring

Digital Camera

Intraoral photographs of the volunteers were taken by using a digital camera (Canon EOS 700D; 100 mm macrolens, Canon Inc., Tokyo, Japan). All taken photographs were transferred to the Image J V1.53 (National Institute for Health, Bethesda, USA) program. The plaque-covered area and the total surface area of the teeth were marked in the manual mode of the program.

Diagnostic Test: Dental plaque scoring and dental plaque coated tooth surface measuring

Intraoral Scanner

3D images of the volunteers were recorded by an intraoral scanner (iTero Element Flex, Align Technologies, San Jose, California, USA). All taken images were transferred to the Image J V1.53 (National Institute for Health, Bethesda, USA) program. The plaque-covered area and the total surface area of the teeth were marked in the manual mode of the program.

Diagnostic Test: Dental plaque scoring and dental plaque coated tooth surface measuring

Interventions

Dental plaque scoring and dental plaque coated tooth surface measuring DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The Turesky Modified Quigley Hein Plaque Index of anterior teeth of the volunteers' was recorded using clinical visual examination. Intraoral photographs of the volunteers were taken by using a digital camera and 3D images were recorded by an intraoral scanner. The plaque-covered area and the total surface area of the teeth were marked in the manual mode of the Image J program and the areas were measured in square pixels. The correlation between clinical visual scoring, dental plaque areas on images were compared.

Clinical scoring; Digital Camera; Intraoral Scanner

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study included 20 patients between the age of 18 to 45. Among the patients with orthodontic brackets, severe tooth crowding that could not be visually verified on images, fixed or implant restorations were excluded in the study. Measurements were made on a total of 66 teeth, which can be easily seen on the images.

You may qualify if:

• Patients without orthodontic brackets, fixed or implant restorations and without severe tooth crowding were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Among the patients with orthodontic brackets, severe tooth crowding that could not be visually verified on images, fixed or implant restorations were excluded in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Marmara University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Marmara University, Department of Restorative Dentistry

Istanbul, Maltepe, 34854, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental Plaque

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dental Deposits; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Dilek Tagtekin, Professor

  Marmara University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 30, 2024
• First Posted: June 5, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 29, 2024
• Study Completion: April 5, 2024
• Last Updated: June 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

TU (1)