Caries Risk Assessment in Egyptian Children in Mixed Dentition Stage

Caries Risk Assessment Using ADA Tool Among A Group of Egyptian Children in Mixed Dentition Stage : A Cross-Sectional Study

This study aim to assess the validity of ADA caries risk assessment tool on the Egyptian Children in mixed dentition stage .

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Caries Risk Assesment

Detailed Description

Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood that causes health problems such as pain and infection in children reducing their quality of life.

Risk for caries includes physical, biological, environmental, behavioral, and lifestyle-related factors as insufficient fluoride exposure, poor oral hygiene,inappropriate methods of feeding infants, and poorness .

Risk is a probability that an event will occur. Caries Risk Assessment (CRA) is "prediction of future caries based on the diagnosis of current disease by evaluation of risk and protective factors for making evidence-based clinical decisions. Individual risk assessment constitutes the cornerstone of the treatment plan for the management of early childhood caries for pediatric patients. Caries risk assessment should be included in the treatment plan to facilitate The decision-making process concerning preventive care (both home and office) treatment, recall appointments.

An ideal risk assessment model should be inexpensive, easy to use and time efficient with a high degree of accuracy in caries predictive value.

American Dental Association (ADA) is a tool for caries risk assessment and Management , that when modified to meet the needs of an environment Will be of tremendous use in caries risk assessment. The ADA's mission is to help dentists succeed and support the advancement of the health of the public.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 296

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Noha Y Ibrahim, Master; Phone Number: 01064362618; Email: drnoha080@gmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children aged 6 to 12 years

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children age range from 6 to 12 years.
• Apparently healthy children.
• Children affected by dental caries.
• Parents acceptance for their children's participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children on long-term medication.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Caries Risk Assessment using ADA	Measurement Method Questions Measurement Method :Questions	one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 8, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): July 17, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 2, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 1, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: ADA tool

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No