Study protocol for a diagnostic randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of the use of two clinical criteria in the assessment of caries lesions around restorations in adults: the Caries Cognition and Identification in Adults (CaCIA) trial.
Cácia SignoriBruna Lorena Pereira MoroJuliana Lays Stolfo UeharaVitor Henrique Digmayer RomeroElenara Ferreira de OliveiraMariana Minatel BragaFausto Medeiros MendesMaximiliano Sergio Cencinull nullPublished in: BMC oral health (2020)
This is the first clinical trial to assess the effect of using two visual methods to detect caries lesions around restorations on the outcomes related to oral health in adults. The findings of this study will define what is the best diagnostic strategy for the assessment of caries around restorations in permanent teeth. Trial registration NCT03108586 (registered 11 April 2017).