Prevalence of Dental Caries in Preterm Birth Children Aged 2-5 Years in Primary Dentition

Prevalence of Dental Caries in Preterm Birth Children Aged 2-5 Years in Primary Dentition: Across Sectional Study

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: PreTerm Birth

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition.

PICO format:- Population (P) = preterm children aged 2-5 years attending Cairo University Children's Hospital "Abo El-Rish" at El-Monira, Cairo, Egypt.

Outcome (O) =prevalence of dental caries

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 383

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo Governorate, Egypt
    • Cairo University Children's Hospital "Abo El-Rish" at El-Monira

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 5 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

population is limited to preterm birth children aged 2-5 years with primary teeth only , both genders are included.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children aged 2-5 years old.
• Presence of primary teeth only.
• Children born preterm at gestational age of 6,7 and 8 month.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with disability or mental disorders.
• Children with immune compromising conditions.
• Hospitalized and chronically ill children.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence of dental caries.	measured by counting the number of participants affected by dental caries/total number of study sample X100 , measurement unit is a percentage (%)	12 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Assessment of oral hygiene .	using a Questionnaire (binary' yes or no questions'):-; record child brushing habits(once or twice); consumption of fluoridated water (yes/no).; visits to dentists (yes/no); Also using a dental mirror and a probe to detect presence of plaque (plaque index) and presence of caries (dmf score).	12 month
Assessment of dietary habits	questionnaire (binary "yes/no questions")about the past and current feeding habits:-; initial feeding of the child (breast or bottle answered yes/no); length of the breast feeding ( normal '0-2 years" or prolonged ">2years"); usage of bottle after weaning (yes/no). number of meals per day (one,two or three, answered in yes/no manner); number of snacks per day (one,two or three in yes/no answers).; Also using a dental mirror and a probe to detect caries presence (dmf score), higher scores indicates faulty dietary habits.	12 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University
• Investigators: Study Director: Eman S Elmasry, Professor, Cairo University; Study Director: Samah M Awad, Ass.Prof., Cairo University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Brogardh-Roth S, Stjernqvist K, Matsson L. Dental behavioural management problems and dental caries prevalence in 3- to 6-year-old Swedish children born preterm. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2008 Sep;18(5):341-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263x.2007.00884.x.
• Cruvinel VR, Gravina DB, Azevedo TD, Bezerra AC, Toledo OA. Prevalence of dental caries and caries-related risk factors in premature and term children. Braz Oral Res. 2010 Jul-Sep;24(3):329-35. doi: 10.1590/s1806-83242010000300012.
• Davenport ES, Litenas C, Barbayiannis P, Williams CE. The effects of diet, breast-feeding and weaning on caries risk for pre-term and low birth weight children. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2004 Jul;14(4):251-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2004.00557.x.
• Seow WK, Lam JH, Tsang AK, Holcombe T, Bird PS. Oral Streptococcus species in pre-term and full-term children - a longitudinal study. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2009 Nov;19(6):406-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2009.01003.x. Epub 2009 Sep 1.
• Lai PY, Seow WK, Tudehope DI, Rogers Y. Enamel hypoplasia and dental caries in very-low birthweight children: a case-controlled, longitudinal study. Pediatr Dent. 1997 Jan-Feb;19(1):42-9.
• Rajshekar SA, Laxminarayan N. Comparison of primary dentition caries experience in pre-term low birth-weight and full-term normal birth-weight children aged one to six years. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2011 Apr-Jun;29(2):128-34. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.84685.
• Saraiva MC, Bettiol H, Barbieri MA, Silva AA. Are intrauterine growth restriction and preterm birth associated with dental caries? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2007 Oct;35(5):364-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00345.x.
• Tanaka K, Miyake Y. Low birth weight, preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age are not associated with dental caries in young Japanese children. BMC Oral Health. 2014 Apr 14;14:38. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-38.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: December 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2017
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 15, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 16, 2016
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): December 21, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): July 25, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 23, 2017
• Last Verified: July 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pre-term children
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Stomatognathic Diseases; Pregnancy Complications; Obstetric Labor Complications; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Premature Birth; Dental Caries
• Other Study ID Numbers: CEBC-CU-2016-12-169

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO