Assessment of Dental Caries Among a Group of Institutionalized Orphan Children Compared to Parented School Children
Completed
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: caries assessment
- Registration Number
- NCT05652231
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahram Canadian University
- Brief Summary
Children from two orphanages will be examined for dental caries experience, in comparison to parented school children.
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 156
Inclusion Criteria
- apparently healthy children aged from six to12 years old
Exclusion Criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description School children (control group) caries assessment parented school children (control group) Non-Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 1) caries assessment - Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 2) caries assessment -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method caries experience baseline record measured using DMF/ def index
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ahram Canadian University
🇪🇬Giza, Egypt