Oral Findings in Pediatric Patients With Allergic Rhinitis and/or Asthma

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma in Children; Periodontal Diseases; Allergic Rhinitis; Dental Caries
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Oral examination

• Registration Number: NCT05576142
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pavia

Brief Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate if there were differences in oral findings between patients diagnosed with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma and a control group of health people.

Detailed Description

The aim of the study was to evaluate if there were differences in oral findings between patients diagnosed with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma and a control group of health people. At the oral evaluation, the following indexes were calculated: PSR, Periodontal Screening and Recording; PI, Plaque Control Record and DMFT, Decayed Missing Filled Teeth Index. Absence or presence of mouth breathing was also recorded. Linear regressions were calculated to compare the oral findings with gravity of allergic rhinitis, to asthma compensation and to asthma treatment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-01-15
• Study Completion: 2022-01-25
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-07
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• age 5-14 years old
• presence of allergic rhinitis diagnosed according to ASIA guidelines and/or presence of asthma diagnosed according to GINA guidelines

Exclusion Criteria

• refuse to participate to the study
• presence of systemic diseases that could alter oral conditions (Sjögren syndrome, celiac disease, calcium disorders).

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control Group	Oral examination	Healthy children.
Case Group	Oral examination	Patients from this group were diagnosed from allergic rhinitis and/or asthma.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PSR - Periodontal Screening and Recording (Landry and Jean, 2002)	Baseline	Scoring criteria: * 0: Absence of clinical signs; * 1: Bleeding on probing; * 2: Supra and/or subgingival calculus and/or defective margins; * 3: Periodontal pocket 4 mm to 5.5 nm deep (coloured band on probe partially visible); * 4: Periodontal pocket 6 mm deep (colored band no longer visible); * \*: Periodontal abnormalities present; * X: Sextant absent or fewer than 2 teeth
DMFT - Decayed Missing Filled Teeth Index (WHO, 2013)	Baseline	Sum of the decayed, missing, filled teeth.
Mouth breathing	Baseline	Assessment of the presence/absence of mouth breathing.
PCR - Plaque Control Record (O' Leary et al., 1972)	Baseline	% assessment of the amount of plaque on dental surfaces; it is detected on 4 surfaces: distal, mesial, vestibular, lingual / palatal. The number of sites with plaque is divided by the total number of sites available in the mouth and multiplied by 100. Results indicate the index as a percentage.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Unit of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry - Section of Dentistry - Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatrics - University of Pavia; 🇮🇹 Pavia, Lombardy, Italy