Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in India
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) protocol in a hospital-based setting in India. Methods: A total of 160 children, 3–6 years old children reporting with dental caries to a hospital-based setting were recruited. Risk-based...
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| author | Imam Azam Vijay P. Mathur Nitesh Tewari Rahul Morankar Kalpana Bansal Anju Rajwar |
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| description | Objective:
To evaluate the feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) protocol in a hospital-based setting in India.
Methods:
A total of 160 children, 3–6 years old children reporting with dental caries to a hospital-based setting were recruited. Risk-based management of dental caries was conducted and followed for one year as per the modified ICCMS protocol. The feasibility of the ICCMS protocol was evaluated based on treatment outcomes including symptom reduction, patient compliance, and time taken in risk assessment. Qualitative outcomes were assessed using a paired t-test, whereas the Wilcoxon signed-rank test assessed the change in quantitative variables from baseline to one year.
Results:
A one-year follow-up assessment was completed for 139 children. Majority of children (101 = 72.7%) had high caries risk, while (38 = 27.3%) had moderate risk. A significant improvement was observed in terms of reduction in patient symptoms such as reducing the number of active caries, maintaining sound teeth, and maintaining restored teeth (P < 0.05). The time taken for risk assessment was also significantly reduced (mean difference 1.99 ± 3.37 min) at one-year recall.
Conclusion:
The ICCMS protocol for caries management is feasible in terms of systematic symptom reduction in both moderate and high dental caries risk patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e5dea3efc004efe861617add13abc4d2025-08-20T02:47:32ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032024-11-0135326226710.4103/ijdr.ijdr_46_24Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in IndiaImam AzamVijay P. MathurNitesh TewariRahul MorankarKalpana BansalAnju RajwarObjective: To evaluate the feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) protocol in a hospital-based setting in India. Methods: A total of 160 children, 3–6 years old children reporting with dental caries to a hospital-based setting were recruited. Risk-based management of dental caries was conducted and followed for one year as per the modified ICCMS protocol. The feasibility of the ICCMS protocol was evaluated based on treatment outcomes including symptom reduction, patient compliance, and time taken in risk assessment. Qualitative outcomes were assessed using a paired t-test, whereas the Wilcoxon signed-rank test assessed the change in quantitative variables from baseline to one year. Results: A one-year follow-up assessment was completed for 139 children. Majority of children (101 = 72.7%) had high caries risk, while (38 = 27.3%) had moderate risk. A significant improvement was observed in terms of reduction in patient symptoms such as reducing the number of active caries, maintaining sound teeth, and maintaining restored teeth (P < 0.05). The time taken for risk assessment was also significantly reduced (mean difference 1.99 ± 3.37 min) at one-year recall. Conclusion: The ICCMS protocol for caries management is feasible in terms of systematic symptom reduction in both moderate and high dental caries risk patients.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_46_24caries preventioncaries risk assessmentfeasibilityiccmsmanagement |
| spellingShingle | Imam Azam Vijay P. Mathur Nitesh Tewari Rahul Morankar Kalpana Bansal Anju Rajwar Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in India Indian Journal of Dental Research caries prevention caries risk assessment feasibility iccms management |
| title | Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in India |
| title_full | Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in India |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in India |
| title_short | Feasibility of the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) Protocol in a Hospital-Based Setting in India |
| title_sort | feasibility of the international caries classification and management system iccms protocol in a hospital based setting in india |
| topic | caries prevention caries risk assessment feasibility iccms management |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_46_24 |
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