Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Proximal Caries Detection and Its Impact on Treatment Threshold
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Review of Radiograph Images.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Caries,Dental. Basic parameters: 18 years — 99 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Artificial Intelligence for Proximal Caries Detection and Its Impact on Treatment Threshold: Randomized Trial
Overview
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on proximal caries detection and subsequent treatment decisions of early learners and compare those with outcomes of experienced learners.
Interventions
- Other Review of Radiograph Images
Participants will be asked to attend two visits and view a randomized series of dental radiographs (10 at each visit). Participants will answer a set of questions for each image reviewed. Some of the radiographs will have an Artificial Intelligence enhancement and some will not. Participants will be asked to return within about one week of the first visit to view the second set of x-rays and answer the survey questions.
Primary outcome measures
- Lesion severity [Time frame: approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
- Diagnostic accuracy [Time frame: Approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
- Specificity [Time frame: Approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
- Overall sensitivity [Time frame: Approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
- Sensitivity for outer enamel [Time frame: Approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
- Sensitivity for inner enamel/outer dentin [Time frame: Approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
- Sensitivity for inner dentin [Time frame: Approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Intervention [Time frame: approximately 1 week (2 sessions)]
Eligibility criteria
Early learner Inclusion Criteria:
- Provide informed consent
- Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
- Dental student in second, third, or fourth year of dental school at University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Late learner Inclusion Criteria:
- Provide informed consent
- Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
- Dental resident or junior faculty having at least 2 years of clinical experience outside of a dental education setting
Exclusion Criteria for participants:
- Dental students who do not have previous experience with caries detection (such as first year dental students)
- Residents that do not have frequent exposure to caries detection, such as orthodontic, periodontic, oral surgery graduate residents.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Crossover
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Michigan — Ann Arbor
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07648212 · HUM00276058