Prevalence of Bruxism in a Group of Preschool Egyptian Children

• Conditions: Bruxism

• Registration Number: NCT03006133
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The protocol is to show the prevalence of bruxism among a group of Egyptian children

Detailed Description

Many studies are done on children to show the prevalence of bruxism among different ages , reports of prevalence range from 8-31% in the general population, the prevalence of bruxism in Egyptian children is unknown. Several symptoms are commonly associated with bruxism, including hypersensitive teeth, aching jaw muscles, headaches, tooth wear, damage to dental restorations (e.g. crowns and fillings) and damage to teeth. However it may cause minimal symptoms, and therefore people may not be aware of the condition,so this study is important to determine the prevalence of bruxism of preschool Egyptian children

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11
• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-27
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-30
• Status Verified: 2017-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2017-02-10
• Primary Completion: 2017-11
• Study Completion: 2017-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 362

Inclusion Criteria

1. Cooperative children from 3-6 years
2. Children without any Medical problems
3. Children of families who accept to participate in the study

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Exclusion Criteria

1- Children with caries in posterior teeth

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of Bruxism	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Manal Ahmed; 🇪🇬 Cairo Governorate, Manial, Egypt