Dental caries prevention program for Cree mothers and infants

Completed

• Conditions: Early childhood caries or tooth decay; Oral Health; Tooth Decay

• Registration Number: ISRCTN41467632
• Lead Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Canada)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 309

Inclusion Criteria

1. 309 Cree mother-child pairs in Eeyou Istchee (Cree territory of northern Quebec)
2. Mothers aged 18 - 49 years old

Exclusion Criteria

Any pregnant women or woman with a newborn who knows that she will be imminently moving out of the Cree territory.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The prevalence of caries, or percentage of 30 month old children with decayed, extracted and filled surfaces (DEFS) more than zero, in each community will be determined. A child?s experience of caries will be determined by recording the DEFS, or number of decayed, extracted or filled primary tooth surfaces.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Data on dental health knowledge, oral home care practices, child-feeding and comforting practices will be collected at 30 months and compared between test and control communities. In addition, data on caries-related health impacts, for example, history of pain, food avoidance or poor sleeping as a result of dental pain, and dental treatment received as a result of dental caries will be compared.