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Laser Doppler Flowmetry in Assessing the Vitality of Traumatised Teeth

NCT03005197 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2017-01-05

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Summary

Teeth injuries are considered one of the most challenging events that occur in dentistry, especially in children. After an injury, there is a possibility that the blood supply to the tooth may become affected and compromised leading to nerve and blood vessels death with the tooth described as a non-vital tooth.

The conventional diagnostic tools available to assess tooth nerve/blood supply are not always reliable. Child cooperation and understanding contribute greatly to this shortfall. Failure to assess the vitality of the tooth may result in pain, swelling or infection of the tooth or de-vitalising a normal tooth which may render the tooth weak for the future and possibly losing the tooth.

The laser Doppler flowmetry is a non-invasive, non-painful technique and shown to be more reliable than the traditional techniques. We aim to assess if this device can predict and assess whether the tooth is alive or dead during the follow up visits of the injury along the other conventional tests.

Conditions

  • Dental Trauma

Interventions

DEVICE

Laser Doppler Flowmetry

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Leeds

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nahar Ghouth · University of Leeds

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-28
Primary Completion
2018-05-31
Completion
2018-05-31

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