New study tests High-Tech tools for spotting cavities earlier
NCT ID NCT07560514
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing how well different digital tools—like special cameras, X-rays, and AI analysis—can find cavities compared to a standard dental exam. About 100 adults with cavities will be checked using these methods. The goal is to see which tools are most accurate so dentists can catch tooth decay earlier and more reliably.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more accurate and earlier detection of cavities, improving dental care and reducing the need for invasive treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational diagnostic study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all populations or dental practices, and the technologies tested may not prove significantly better than current methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-65 years * Presence of permanent dentition only * Presence of primary or secondary carious lesions * Presence of all teeth in the lateral segment (teeth 4-7) in both maxilla and mandible * Signed informed consent including agreement with photodocumentation, bitewing radiographs, and use of AI-based diagnostic methods (including DIAGNOcam) Exclusion Criteria: * Age under 18 or over 65 years * Extensive crown destruction affecting more than two-thirds of the tooth * Carious lesions reaching the dental pulp or threatening pulp vitality * Inability or refusal to undergo radiographic examination (bitewing radiographs) * Teeth with fixed prosthetic restorations in the examined area Refusal to participate or to use AI-based diagnostic methods (including DIAGNOcam)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jessenius Faculty of Medicine
RECRUITINGMartin, Žilina Region, 03601, Slovakia
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