Comparing two different methods of cleaning oral cavity of preterm babies and to check its effect on caries causing microoraganisms.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053365
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Simran Singh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Preterm births ( < 37 weeks) and their mothers.
2. Mothers with DMFT > 2 and with at least one active carious lesion in the last year.
3. Mothers who are the primary caregivers of the infants ( >8 hours of care daily).
4. Subjects willing to comply with the study procedures.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Infants born with other oral or systemic diseases.
2. Infectious or inflammatory disease in the month prior to intervention to mother and
preterm births.
3. Preterms with low Estimated Fetal Weight (less than 10th percentile).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method