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NCT Number: NCT02741011

Radiological Examination of the Mentally Handicapped Patients

Aim of this study is to evaluate the necessity of the radiological examinations of mentally handicapped or uncooperative patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Profound Mental Retardation Intellectual Disability Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Dental radiography has become an indispensable part of routine dental examination with the help of the technological development of radiological devices. However, medical procedures like dental treatment and medical imaging (magnetic resonance imaging-MRI, computed tomography-CT, orthopantomography- OPG, etc.) that require cooperation are usually hard to apply to mentally handicapped (MHP) or uncooperative patients (UCP). Treatments that will be done without radiological examination can be missing or incorrect.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Mentally Handicapped patients that radiological examination cannot performed
  • Suitable for IV sedation

Exclusion criteria

  • Healthy Patients
  • Patients in which the radiological examination performed

Treatment and study plan

Radiological examination

Other

During the period of two years, mentally handicapped patients were enrolled in this study. First a radiological examination was performed under sedation anesthesia and then an oral examination was performed when patient underwent general anesthesia for dental treatments. Oral and radiological examinations were compared with each other and also with treatment results to define the necessity of the radiological examination of mentally handicapped patients.

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of the radiological and oral examinations in mentally handicapped patients

    Time frame: 2 years

    Radiological images of the mentally handicapped patients obtained under sedation anesthesia with cone beam dental tomography. Radiological examination were performed on tomograpic images and indications (tooth filling, root canal treatment, extraction) were noted. Same procedure was performed for oral examination and indications were compared.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Computed Tomographic Assessment of the Maxillofacial Region of Mentally Handicapped or Uncooperative Patients Under Intravenous Sedation

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 18, 2016
Registry last updated
Apr 18, 2016

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