Prevalence of Dental Caries in Preterm Birth Children Aged 2-5 Years in Primary Dentition

Completed

• Conditions: PreTerm Birth

• Registration Number: NCT02999061
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition.

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition.

PICO format:- Population (P) = preterm children aged 2-5 years attending Cairo University Children's Hospital "Abo El-Rish" at El-Monira, Cairo, Egypt.

Outcome (O) =prevalence of dental caries

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-12
• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-16
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-21
• Primary Completion: 2017-06
• Study Completion: 2017-06
• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 383

Inclusion Criteria

• Children aged 2-5 years old.
• Presence of primary teeth only.
• Children born preterm at gestational age of 6,7 and 8 month.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Children with disability or mental disorders.
• Children with immune compromising conditions.
• Hospitalized and chronically ill children.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of dental caries.	12 month	measured by counting the number of participants affected by dental caries/total number of study sample X100 , measurement unit is a percentage (%)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of oral hygiene .	12 month	using a Questionnaire (binary' yes or no questions'):-; * record child brushing habits(once or twice); * consumption of fluoridated water (yes/no).; * visits to dentists (yes/no); * Also using a dental mirror and a probe to detect presence of plaque (plaque index) and presence of caries (dmf score).
Assessment of dietary habits	12 month	questionnaire (binary "yes/no questions")about the past and current feeding habits:-; * initial feeding of the child (breast or bottle answered yes/no); * length of the breast feeding ( normal '0-2 years" or prolonged "\>2years"); * usage of bottle after weaning (yes/no). number of meals per day (one,two or three, answered in yes/no manner); * number of snacks per day (one,two or three in yes/no answers).; * Also using a dental mirror and a probe to detect caries presence (dmf score), higher scores indicates faulty dietary habits.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University Children's Hospital "Abo El-Rish" at El-Monira; 🇪🇬 Cairo Governorate, Egypt