DPBRN Longitudinal Study of Questionable Occlusal Caries Lesions

Longitudinal Study of Questionable Occlusal Caries Lesions

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01309971

Enrollment

2624

Registered

2011-03-07

Start date

2008-08-31

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2014-02-19

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Conditions

Dental Caries

Keywords

Assessment, Questionable Caries

Brief summary

The purpose of this study will allow us to observe and follow the subjects' treatment from DPBRN Prevalence of Questionable Occlusal Caries Lesions Study over a 24 month period.

Detailed description

There have been very few studies regarding questionable lesions, virtually no clinical evaluations of the progression of questionable lesions over time, and no studies depicting the prevalence of these lesions. Since carious lesions have the ability to arrest and possibly reverse, determining how often these lesions are being seen in practice and learning more about their characteristics and patient risk assessment are important steps in order to manage these lesions without unnecessary surgical intervention.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* patients needed to have at least one permanent tooth with a questionable lesion. This means that subjects were at least 6 years old because that is when the permanent first molar typically erupts.

Exclusion criteria

* patients under 6 years old * patients 6 years old and older who do not have a questionable lesion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Questionable Caries	24 months

Countries

Denmark, United States

Outcome results