Cervical Localisation Code - validation of a new code
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Cervical Localisation Code-validation of a new code
IRAS ID
225373
Contact name
Nicola West
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bristol
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Tooth wear indices are used to capture and classify the severity of dental surface loss. Tooth wear can be predictive of other oral conditions such as dentine hypersensitivity (DH), a common, painful oral condition which occurs when an area of dentine is exposed. In addition, tooth wear often occurs in combination with gingival (gum) recession. Ideally tooth wear indices could contribute to the diagnosis of DH and, with this is mind, it would be useful if the presence of a recession defect could also be captured within an index.
There are numerous tooth wear indices published in the literature, yet the variety of their scoring criteria often renders the studies incomparable and has resulted in difficulties evaluating the overall status of the condition. We propose the adoption of a new index: ‘Cervical localisation code’, designed specifically to assess tooth wear in the cervical region and its association with DH and gingival recession.
The Cervical localisation code is deliberately simple, enabling it to be accessible to all practitioners in general dental practice and the descriptions have been designed to be reproducible under varying conditions- for example magnification, light and hydration state of the tooth. The index has been designed for use as both an epidemiological and clinical tool- highlighting the possible aetiology of any lesions and detailing how best to manage the individual patient’s needs.
The aim of this study is to validate our proposed Clinical localisation code using three independent dentists to demonstrate inter and intra-examiner agreement.
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1418
Date of REC Opinion
3 Aug 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion