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Caries Detection With Two Different Caries Detecting Devices

Tufts University · NCT06152081

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 21+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
60
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
April 1, 2025
Record last updated
August 5, 2025

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What the study is about

The primary aim of this study will be to compare the effectiveness of the novel LumiCare™ rinse and with QLF in determining caries progression. The secondary aim is to compare the progression of carious lesions between patients who reported use of e-cigarettes/vapes and those who did not.

Being studied: LumiCare rinse; QLF Inspektor Pro Imaging

Conditions: Caries,Dental

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients of TUSDM Comprehensive Care Clinic
  • Adult patients over the age of 21
  • Extreme/High Caries Risk classification per TUSDM Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) form
  • Presence of 2 or more initial active primary carious lesions on a free coronal surface of any tooth by visual assessment, QLF, and LumiCare™
  • Presence of at least 1 cavitated lesion
  • Updated (no more than 6 months old) bite wing radiographs available.
  • Patients who responded either yes/no to use of e-cigarettes/vapes
  • 1 active caries, 1 inactive caries and 1 sound tooth surface.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Low or moderate caries risk classification per TUSDM CAMBRA form
  • No clinically detectable carious lesions on free coronal surfaces
  • No cavitated caries lesions
  • Carious teeth with caries lesions concomitant with extrinsic stains, fluorosis, or developmental defects.
  • Patients who responded yes to the use of conventional cigarettes or smokeless tobacco

Recruiting US locations

  • Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

    Boston, MA 02111

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Karina Irusa, BDS,MS · 6176362408 · dentalresearchadministration@tufts.edu
  • Ann-Marie Billig · 6176363931 · dentalresearchadministration@tufts.edu
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