Prevalence Of Deleterious Oral Habits Among a Group of School Children in Cairo, Egypt: Cross-Sectional Study

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Habits; Bruxism; Sucking Behavior; Nail Biting
• Interventions: Other: thired domain of nordic orofcial test-screen

• Registration Number: NCT05769166
• Lead Sponsor: Ahram Canadian University

Brief Summary

This study aims to detect the prevalence of practicing oral habits among a group of school children in Cairo, Egypt.

Detailed Description

An online questionnaire utilizing the third domain of Nordic Orofacial Test screen will be distributed among school children (aged five to seven years) parents to measure the prevalence of oral habits.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-15
• Study Start: 2023-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-01
• Study Completion: 2023-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

• school children
• accept to participate
• children within the age group

Exclusion Criteria

• special health care needs children

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
School children	thired domain of nordic orofcial test-screen	school children aged from five to seven years

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
oral habits (presence / absence)	baseline record	practicing one or more of the following habit(s): sucking habits, nail biting, bruxism