Oral Mucosal Lesions Among Smokers in an Egyptian Population Study.

• Conditions: Smokers

• Registration Number: NCT03299634
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

This cross-sectional study will assess the prevalence of oral changes among smokers in an Egyptian cohort (patients attending to the hospital of Faculty of Dentistry - Cairo University), aiming that this study can serve as a baseline for future studies with the goal of finding ways to improve oral health and increase awareness of the hazards of smoking in Egypt

Detailed Description

The participants will be selected from the pool of the Clinics of Oral Medicine, Periodontology and Diagnosis Department and the Diagnostic center, Faculty of Dentistry - Cairo University. For each eligible participant, a full history will be obtained according to a questionnaire followed by thorough clinical examination.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-28
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-02
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-18
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-20
• Study Start: 2017-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2018-11-30
• Study Completion: 2018-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 840

Inclusion Criteria

• Gender: males and females.
• Age: all age groups.
• Smokers.
• Individuals who agreed to sign the informed consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals suffering from any systemic disease.
• Individuals on medications.
• Non-Egyptians.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
oral mucosal lesions	one year	Identifying and recording oral mucosal lesions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral health-related quality of life (OH-QoL) evaluation	one year	using Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)
dysplasia	one year	Histopathological evaluation of clinically suspicious oral lesions to detect dysplasia