Accuracy of a Newly Developed Mobile Application Versus the Conventional Method of Cephalometric Analysis in the Diagnosis of Dental and Skeletal Deformities Among Pre-adolescent Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of a newly developed mobile application versus the conventional method of cephalometric analysis in the diagnosis of dental and skeletal deformities among pre-adolescent patients.

Detailed Description
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A mobile application will be developed to help pedodontists in orthodontic diagnosis, and treatment of dentoalveolar, or skeletal deformations ,The mobile application will provide quick cephalometric analysis and therefore, offers rapid and accurate case diagnosis, reduces errors in tracing, measurement, and identification of the landmark. Reference test: Cephalometric analysis by the conventional method -Trial design: Diagnostic accuracy study

Official Title
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Accuracy of a Newly Developed Mobile Application Versus the Conventional Method of Cephalometric Analysis in the Diagnosis of Dental and Skeletal Deformities Among Pre-adolescent Patients: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Conditions
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Mobile Application, Cephalometric Analysis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: newly developed mobile application


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Digital Lateral cephalometric radiographs of pre-adolescent patients (8-13) years old. Cephalogram of good quality with all landmarks clearly visible Presence of central incisors and first molars on cephalogram Cephalogram with teeth in maximum intercuspation Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 8 Years
Maximum Age: 13 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: A newly developed mobile application will be developed to help pedodontists in orthodontic diagnosis, and treatment of dentoalveolar, or skeletal deformations
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Lateral cephalometric radiographs of pre-adolescent patients (8-13) years old.<br> | Diagnostic Test: newly developed mobile application<br>* The application will be developed in native Android, using Java (backend) and XML (front-end) as the programming language. The program of choice will be Android Studio®, YouTube® (video reproduction) and Firebase® (database) will be used as external APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). The layout of the application will be developed using: Adobe Illustrator® software. The logo, brand, objects, and shapes of the mobile application will be designed to enable to resize of the images without any loss of quality, due to the wide range of scales available in current smartphones<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Accuracy of the newly developed mobile application versus the conventional method of cephalometric analysis in the diagnosis | The accuracy of the mobile application will be measured based on cephalometric analysis angles( by degrees) of Egyptian people according to Soliman SA. PHD thesis 1988 | 3 monthes |