Prevalence of Anterior Open Bite in a Group of Egyptian Children Aged Eight Years and Above

Prevalence of Anterior Open Bite in a Group of Egyptian Children Aged Eight Years and Above: A Cross Sectional Study

This study aims to determine the prevalence of anterior open bite and its etiological factors in a group of Egyptian children aged 8 years and above. patients who met the eligibility criteria will be given a questionnaire to fill followed by obtaining casts stabilized into occlusion to obtain the vertical and horizontal relationships.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Anterior Open Bite

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 113

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
    • Recruiting
    • Cairo University
    • Contact: Hassan Ahmed; Phone Number: +202-23634965; Email: cebd@dentistry.cu.edu.eg

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 years to 14 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Egyptian children aged 8 years and above, from the Out Patients' clinic of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Medically free children aged 8 years and above, both genders and cooperative parents and children

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of orthodontic appliance and parents refuse to participate

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Anterior Open bite	Overbite and Overjet measurement by obtaining a cast to determine anterior open bite in millimeters	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Its different etiological factors	Asking patient/ caregiver through a (Questionnaire)	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): April 15, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): May 15, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 4, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): April 11, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 11, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 4, 2018
• Last Verified: April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Stomatognathic Diseases; Tooth Diseases; Malocclusion; Open Bite
• Other Study ID Numbers: CEBD-CU-2018-04-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No