Are Dental Neglect and the Siblings Risk Factors in Children

Completed

• Conditions: Neglect, Child; Behavior, Child; Caries,Dental; Anxiety

• Registration Number: NCT04122508
• Lead Sponsor: Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

Neglect insidiously affects a child's overall health in all aspects. The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of siblings caused dental neglect, and whether there was a relationship between dental neglect and anxiety.

Detailed Description

Dental neglect is an intentional failure of parents or caregivers to take precautions and fulfil necessary dental treatment, and has a close relationship with dental caries and anxiety. Oral health status of the children was evaluated using the DMFT/dmft, PUFA/pufa, and OHI-S indices. In addition, the parents completed the Dental Neglect Scale (DNS) and a questionnaire, and the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf) was administered to the children to assess their dental anxiety.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-31
• Study Completion: 2019-09-30
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-10
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 6 and 12 years old
• Being healthy
• Being volunteer for the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Systemic and mental disorders
• Syndromes or other major health diseases
• Cooperation problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the effects of presence of siblings on dental neglect	for eight months from the beginning of the study	The effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using dental neglect scale. The dental neglect scale for children was originally composed of seven statements, using a Likert scale ranging from one to five . The total score of DNS can range from 7 to 35, with higher scores representing greater dental neglect.
the effects of presence of siblings on oral health	for eight months from the beginning of the study	the effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using oral hygiene index . The OHI-S has two elements, the Debris Index and the Calculus Index. The Debris Index and the Calculus Index can range from 0 to 3, the oral hygiene index values from 0 to 6.
the effects of presence of siblings on dental caries	for eight months from the beginning of the study	the effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using, DMFT/dmft index. caries (D/d), missing due to caries (M/m), filling (F/f) teeth were recorded using DMF-T indices for permanent teeth and dmf-t indices for primary teeth.
the effects of presence of siblings on untreated caries	for eight months from the beginning of the study	the effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using pufa index. The index recorded the presence of visible pulp involvement (P/p), mucosal ulceration due to root fragments (U/u), fistulae (F/f) and/or abscessess (A/a). Higher scores represents worse oral health.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
to evaluate whether there was a correlation between dental neglect and anxiety in children	for eight months from the beginning of the study	the relationship between dental neglect and anxiety was evaluated using Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf). MCDASf, which is a validated and reliable indicator for the measurement of dental anxiety in children was used. Children in this study were asked to complete the MCDASf, which covers eight multiple choice statements with five faces ranging from 1 (not anxious), to 5 (extremely anxious). The total score on the MCDASf was calculated for each subject (ranging from 5: little or no dental anxiety, to 40: severe dental anxiety.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Rize, Turkey