Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in Pediatric Patients

A Retrospective Analysis of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathological Lesions in Egyptian Children

determination of the relative frequency of oral and maxillofacial pathological lesions among the Egyptian children and compare it with the global reports.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Mouth Diseases

Detailed Description

Oral and maxillofacial pathology in pediatric patients differs from the general population, as the nature of lesions in children changes with growth and development. Oral and maxillofacial pathology encompasses a wide spectrum of diseases, some of which (i.e. aphthous ulceration, geographic tongue, and herpes labialis) can be diagnosed on clinical presentation alone. For other soft tissue diseases and for pathology with bony components, incisional or excisional biopsy is mandatory to establish a definitive diagnosis .

Several studies illustrated that oral and maxillofacial pathology in pediatric populations varies based on the geographic location of the population as racial and environmental specificities and the lifestyle of each population may influence the prevalence of these diseases .

Although there is increasing literature regarding the incidence and prevalence of pediatric oral and maxillofacial pathology, there is no study investigating the range and frequency in Egyptian children.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 1000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
    • Cairo University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Biopsy records for children aged from 0 to 18 years

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Biopsy records for children aged from 0 to 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Biopsy records for patients older than 18
• Incomplete record regarding age, gender, location

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Frequency of oral and maxillofacial pathological lesions among Egyptian children	percentage of cases with oral pathological lesions	one month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 2, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 2, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): March 2, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 28, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): August 30, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 14, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 13, 2020
• Last Verified: July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: oral pathology
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Stomatognathic Diseases; Mouth Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: Oral pathology