Assessment of Dental Caries Among a Group of Institutionalized Orphan Children Compared to Parented School Children

March 3, 2023 updated by: Mennat Allah Ashraf A.Elsabour, Ahram Canadian University
Children from two orphanages will be examined for dental caries experience, in comparison to parented school children.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A total of 156 children were included in this study, they were, residing in governmental orphanage, non-governmental orphanage and parented children attending primary school. Written informed consent was obtained prior to the start of the study, form legal guardians or child's parent. Dental examination was carried out on an ordinary chair beside a window on day light. DMF and def indices were used to assess dental caries for primary and permanent teeth. Also, unmet treatment need index, care index and significant caries index were calculated.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

156

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Giza, Egypt
        • Ahram Canadian University

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 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

apparently healthy children aged from six to12 years old

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • apparently healthy children aged from six to12 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
School children (control group)
parented school children (control group)
Diagnostic test: caries assessment
the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)
Non-Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 1)
Diagnostic test: caries assessment
the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)
Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 2)
Diagnostic test: caries assessment
the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
caries experience
Time Frame: baseline record
measured using DMF/ def index
baseline record

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ahram Canadian University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 6, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 6, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

December 15, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 6, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2023

Last Verified

March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ACU 111

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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