Comparison between a radiological method (bitewing radiographs) and a method based on digital imaging fiber-optic transillumination (DIFOTI) for caries detection

Clinical analysis of the diagnostic accuracy and time of execution of a transillumination caries detection method compared to bitewing radiographs

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12315324

Enrollment

110

Registered

2020-11-11

Start date

2020-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-01-17

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Conditions

Dental caries Oral Health Dental caries

Interventions

Clinical exams will be performed by using an intra-oral mirror and a dental explorer on all teeth of each patient, followed by digital bitewing radiographs (CS 7600 scanner, Carestream Dental, LLC, At

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 12-35 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification (ASA I - normal healthy) patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of total dentures 2. Presence of fixed orthodontic appliances

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Radiographs (CS 7600 scanner, Carestream Dental, LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA) examined according to the O’Mullane criteria and the presence or absence of carious lesions recorded by the O’Mullane criteria fitted into the ICDAS classification at a single timepoint 2. Approximal carious lesions detected by a transillumination device (DIAGNOcamTM, KaVo Dental, Genova, GE, Italy) according to criteria adapted from Lara-Capi et al. (2017), translated into the ICDAS score, at a single timepoint	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Radiographs (CS 7600 scanner, Carestream Dental, LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA) examined according to the O’Mullane criteria and the presence or absence of carious lesions recorded by the O’Mullane criteria fitted into the ICDAS classification at a single timepoint 2. Approximal carious lesions detected by a transillumination device (DIAGNOcamTM, KaVo Dental, Genova, GE, Italy) according to criteria adapted from Lara-Capi et al. (2017), translated into the ICDAS score, at a single timepoint

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The time required for taking bitewing radiographs and acquiring DIFOTI images, recorded by a digital chronometer at a single timepoint	—

Countries

Brazil, Italy

Contacts

Public ContactGianandrea Pelliccioni

gian.pelliccioni@unibo.it+39 (0)512088111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026