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The Impact of 3D-CBCT Imaging on Nerve Injuries During Wisdom Tooth Surgery

NCT06261853 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1292

Last updated 2024-05-03

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Summary

The investigators aim to investigate if the additional information available from a 3D scan of the wisdom tooth can reduce the risk of nerve injury during wisdom tooth surgery compared to conventional 2D images.

Wisdom tooth surgery is a common surgical procedures that a significant proportion of the population will undergo. As with any other surgical procedure, there are potential complications, of which, injury to the nerve supplying feeling to the lip, chin, and tongue is the most significant. This can lead to persistent pain, tingling, or numbness that may impact a patient's ability to eat and function.

The risk of nerve injury during wisdom tooth surgery is assessed using X-ray images, which show the position of the nerve and tooth in the jawbone. 2D and 3D scans are used, which have their own advantages and disadvantages such as reduced cost and radiation dose with 2D or more information from 3D images, but it remains unclear which is better at reducing the risk of nerve injuries.

Conditions

  • Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injuries
  • Impacted Third Molar Tooth

Interventions

RADIATION

3D-CBCT

CBCT provides a three-dimensional image of the hard tissue structures and their anatomical relationships such as the root of the wisdom tooth and the inferior dental canal. CBCT radiation doses are typically in the range of 60 microSv.

RADIATION

2D-OPG

An OPG provides a two-dimensional image of the hard tissue structures and their anatomical relationships such as the root of the wisdom tooth and the inferior dental canal. OPG radiation doses are typically in the range of 20 microSv.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zarqa University

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • King's College London

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Aberdeen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anand Lalli, BDS PhD · Institute of Dentistry, University of Aberdeen

  • Rahmeh Alhyari, BDS MFDS RCSEd · Institute of Dentistry, University of Aberdeen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-01
Primary Completion
2025-05-31
Completion
2025-05-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

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