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Validation of a new dental scoring system to assess the junction in the mouth where the gums meet the teeth

Cervical Localisation Code - Validation of a new code

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN54471768
Enrollment
39
Registered
2019-03-18
Start date
2019-03-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy dentate adult volunteers aged 18 or over Oral Health

Interventions

This is an observational study. The clinical examination will involve capturing scores for the cervical localisation code on all eligible tooth surfaces, 7-7 both arches (buccal and palatal/lingual).

Sponsors

University of Bristol
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy participants of either gender 2. Aged 18 or over 3. Understand and are willing, able and likely to comply with all study procedures and restrictions 4. Accept the form of the study and signs a declaration of informed consent 5. Have a minimum of 10 teeth not including implants or teeth with crowns and bridges

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. An employee and/or family relative of the investigator dentist 2. Anyone who the investigator's opinion is not suitable to take part in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Inter- and Intra-examiner agreement of the proposed clinical classification (as assessed by the cervical localisation score) of the cervical region using three independent dentists assessing the same participants, in a randomised treatment sequence, at a single timepoint

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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