Correlation Between Dental Caries Prevalence in Primary Teeth and First Permanent Moilar of Children in Mixed Dentition Stage

November 1, 2020 updated by: Nermeen Anwar Hamza, Cairo University

Correlation Between Dental Caries Prevalence In Primary Teeth And First Permanent Molar of Children In Mixed Dentition Stage

to find the clinical relation between caries experience in primary teeth and first permanent molar in mixed dentition stage using def index for primary teeth , DMF index for first permanent molars and to find the clinical relation between caries prevalence in the selected children in relation with other associated factors such as age, sex tooth brushing frequency, dietary habits and mother's attitude toward child's oral health.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

the problem for which the study held is lacking of data about relation between prevalence of dental caries in primary teeth and first permanent molar of the same child in mixed dentition stage, incidence of dental caries is influenced by number of risk factors such as age, sex dietary and oral hygiene habits identifying high risk individuals helps development of systemic approaches for preventive oral care programs world wide Dental caries is the major public health problem in most high income countries, affecting 60-90%of school children and the vast majority of adults. it also the most prevalent oral disease in several Asian and Latin American countries Although for the moment it appears to be less common and less severe in the greater part of Africa, the WHO report 2003 anticipates that in light of changing living conditions and dietary habits, the incidence of dental caries will increase in many of that continent's low income countries(WHO,2006)

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1000

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 years to 10 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

children are selected from from children attending the diagnosis clinic of Department of pediatric dentistry and Dental public health

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • egyptian children
  • children without systemic disease syndromes and disabilities
  • first permanent molars fully erupted and in occlusion
  • acceptance of the children's parents to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any of first permanent molars aren't fully erupted or not in occlusion
  • children suffering from any systematic disease that affect teeth development

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
prevalence of dental caries in mixed dentition
Time Frame: baseline
def(decayed primary tooth,decayed indicated for extraction tooth or filled primary tooth), DMF (decayed permanent tooth, missed of permanent tooth due to caries or filled permanent tooth) lower scores means better outcome
baseline
relation between caries prevalence and other associated factors
Time Frame: baseline
answers of questionnaire
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 15, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

November 6, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

November 6, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 1, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • dental caries correlation

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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