Prospective Evaluation of Clinical Endodontic Performance Assessment Methods

NCT07413276 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 262/10-01-2025
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 201
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This prospective cohort study evaluates dental students' self-assessment of clinical endodontic performance and compares it with independent evaluations conducted in a dental education clinical setting. Endodontic treatments are performed by undergraduate dental students using two distinct rotary file systems selected according to routine clinical practice. Students' self-assessments are prospectively collected using a structured questionnaire and compared with evaluations performed by two experienced evaluators with access to clinical and radiographic information, considered the reference standard, as well as by two different experienced evaluators using radiographic information only. Secondary analyses examine whether assessment outcomes differ according to the rotary file system used. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between dental students' self-assessments and reference standard evaluations of endodontic treatment quality, and that assessment outcomes do not differ according to the rotary file system used.

Conditions

Root Canal Therapy

Keywords

Root Canal Therapy; Education, Dental; Students, Dental; Self Assessment; Observer Variation; Radiography, Dental

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Agreement between dental students' self-assessment and reference standard evaluation of endodontic treatment quality

  The level of agreement between dental students' self-assessment of completed endodontic treatments and evaluations performed by two experienced evaluators with access to both clinical and radiographic information, considered the reference standard.

  Up to 2 weeks (at completion of endodontic treatment)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Agreement between radiographic-only evaluation and reference standard evaluation of endodontic treatment quality

  Up to 2 weeks (at completion of endodontic treatment)

• Proportion of self-reported assessment findings by rotary file system based on dental students' self-assessment

  Up to 2 weeks (at completion of endodontic treatment)

• Proportion of reference standard evaluation findings by rotary file system

  Up to 2 weeks (at completion of endodontic treatment)

• Proportion of radiographic-only evaluation findings by rotary file system

  Up to 2 weeks (at completion of endodontic treatment)

Study Arms (1)

Endodontic Treatment Cohort

Adult patients in need of initial endodontic treatment of an upper or lower molar and deemed fit to undergo endodontic treatment performed by dental students in the undergraduate dental clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Other: Not applicable- observational study

Interventions

Not applicable- observational study OTHER

No study-defined intervention; treatments were performed as part of routine clinical care.

Endodontic Treatment Cohort

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients requiring initial endodontic treatment of an upper or lower molar and deemed fit to undergo endodontic treatment performed by dental students in the undergraduate dental clinic of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

You may qualify if:

• Healthy patients or with a controlled systemic condition
• Years and older
• Completion and acceptance of a patient consent form for the study
• Patient in need of an initial endodontic treatment of an upper or lower molar

You may not qualify if:

• Existence of a systemic disease or usage of drugs that makes the patient unfit to undergo endodontic treatment by students in an Undergraduate Clinic.
• Teeth with previous endodontic treatment
• Teeth with doubtful prognosis - unrestorable
• Teeth with severe periodontal damage
• Alcohol or drug use
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Dentitry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, 54124, Greece

Location

Study Officials

• Nikolaos Economides

  School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 2 Weeks
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 30, 2026
• First Posted: February 17, 2026
• Study Start: January 30, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: February 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GR (1)