A Comparison of the Accurate Diagnosis of the Horizontal & Vertical Bitewing Images

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 15, 2023

Primary Completion Date

June 29, 2023

Study Completion Date

July 30, 2023

Conditions
Periodontal DiseasesDental Caries
Interventions
RADIATION

Bitewing X ray

"Each patients will be exposed to 4 horizontal bitewing for posterior teeth ( standard of care ) and 4 vertical bitewing for the same area ( experimental ) . X ray will be taken using a film holder and a steel wire (3mm ) on the film holders. This steel wire will help to adjust for magnification later on. The x ray tube will be in the same distance (4mm from the x ray).~The bitewing radiographs will be taken with double-packed Ekta speed Plus films on a radiograph machine operating at 0 kilovolt peak and 8 milliampere, having 2.5 aluminium filtration and a 0.860.8 mm focal spot, according to the manufacturer's exposure recommendations, with the parallel technique to obtain an accurate x ray as much as possible . The radiographs will be processed digitally. All the x ray will be taken using the standard protection protocol ."

Trial Locations (1)

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King Abdulaziz University , Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah

All Listed Sponsors
lead

King Abdulaziz University

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