Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children and Its Relation to TV and Other Screens Time and Sugar Consumption
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Dental caries, are considered by the World Health Organization as a major public health problem globally, and the most widespread non-communicable disease.
Similar with other conditions that are described as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), dental caries develops as the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors.
The commonly accepted risk factors for dental caries include dietary habits (e.g., sugary snacks), poor oral hygiene, microbiological factors, and low socioeconomic status.
Watching TV during mealtime has a negative impact on children's dietary quality as it is associated with higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods .
It was found that having the TV on at mealtimes reduces diet quality with more high-fat, high-sugar foods and fewer fruits and vegetables and increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages.
Overconsumption of sugar has been associated with increased risk of excessive weight gain, dental decay, poor diet quality and nutritional inadequacy in children and adolescents younger than 19 years .
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: mona El tayeb, master
- Phone Number: 00201121490550
- Email: mona.elhadi.elamin@gmail.com
Study Locations
-
-
Al Manial
-
Cairo, Al Manial, Egypt
- Cairo University
-
Contact:
- rasha ad el, phd
- Phone Number: 00201111511145
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. A child with mixed dentition aged from 6-8 years old 2. Positive subject acceptance for participation in the study 3. Access to all types of screens 4. Both gender
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. A child with a dental emergency 2. Child with a psychological problem 3. Child with chronic illness
Study Plan
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
Time Frame: 1 month
|
Visual Inspection and intraoral examination using DMF, def
|
1 month
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
Dental neglect Dental neglect Dental neglect
Time Frame: 1 month
|
Questionnaire, Dental neglect scale (DNS)
|
1 month
|
|
Screen time evaluation
Time Frame: 1 month
|
The range of time spent by children using screens will be reported daily by parents on weekdays and weekend days for a week
|
1 month
|
|
A sugar consumption evaluation
Time Frame: 1 month
|
Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Food-Frequency Questionnaire (HBSC-FFQ).
|
1 month
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: mona El tayeb, master, Cairo University
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Shqair AQ, Pauli LA, Costa VPP, Cenci M, Goettems ML. Screen time, dietary patterns and intake of potentially cariogenic food in children: A systematic review. J Dent. 2019 Jul;86:17-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.06.004. Epub 2019 Jun 19.
- Madigan S, Browne D, Racine N, Mori C, Tough S. Association Between Screen Time and Children's Performance on a Developmental Screening Test. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Mar 1;173(3):244-250. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5056. Erratum In: JAMA Pediatr. 2019 May 1;173(5):501-502.
- Abbass MMS, Mahmoud SA, El Moshy S, Rady D, AbuBakr N, Radwan IA, Ahmed A, Abdou A, Al Jawaldeh A. The prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian children and adolescences and its association with age, socioeconomic status, dietary habits and other risk factors. A cross-sectional study. F1000Res. 2019 Jan 3;8:8. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.17047.1. eCollection 2019.
- Yilmaz N, Avci G. Exposure to screen time and dental neglect. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Oct;58(10):1855-1861. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16177. Epub 2022 Aug 18.
- Martines RM, Machado PP, Neri DA, Levy RB, Rauber F. Association between watching TV whilst eating and children's consumption of ultraprocessed foods in United Kingdom. Matern Child Nutr. 2019 Oct;15(4):e12819. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12819. Epub 2019 May 23.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- prevalence of dental caries
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.