Comparison of oral microbiome in orthodontic patients at Sleep Apnea risk with non-risk patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K117- Disturbances of salivary secretion
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/09/027888
- Lead Sponsor
- Priyanka Kapoor
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients in 10-19 years of age.
2.Patients requiring fixed orthodontic treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients requiring removable orthodontic treatment.
2.Patients with growth abnormalities/ syndromes/ mentally challenged.
3.Patients with reported periodontal problems/ metabolic disturbances.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Microbial abundance from 6 different sites in mouth at three different time points using flowcytometry in orthodontic OSA-risk and Non-risk patientsTimepoint: At baseline(Before orthodontic treatment start, 4 weeks, 24 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prevalence of OSA-risk in Orthodontic patients using questionnaire based screeningTimepoint: At the time of allocation into OSA- Risk and Non-risk groups