The effect of extracting badly decayed baby teeth from young underweight Filipino children on the children?s weight and height

Completed

• Conditions: Oral Health; Dental caries, dental decay; Dental caries, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN90779069
• Lead Sponsor: World Dental Federation (Fédération Dentaire Internationale) (FDI) (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Severe dental decay i.e. one or more teeth with dental pulp involvement irrespective of number of teeth decayed
2. Body weight below normal (underweight) according to age, using National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reference standards
3. Children aged between 4 years and 6 months to 5 years and 8 months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with high caries levels, but no pulpal involvement
2. Children with systemic medical conditions and infectious diseases (e.g. active tuberculosis infection)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in height, weight and quality of life scores in study subjects

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Changes in Z-scores of height and weight between Group A and Group B<br>2. Changes in eating, sleeping, and other quality of life impairments<br>3. Changes in haemoglobin levels