Observational Study - Pacifier Use in Israeli Children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 400
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to examine pacifier sucking habits among children, and to assess implications of the oral habit - for example malocclusions and drooling. The effect of pacifier sucking will be recorded and compared to pacifier type and frequency of use.
详细描述
Pacifier study protocol
- The study will take place in children day care centers in Jerusalem and "HaSharon" area.
- First step = Receiving an approval from the Children's parents and the day care management for the research.
- Next step = Examine a total of 400 children who use a pacifier, with a dental mirror in regular lighting condition.
- The procedure is short, no need of repetition or tracing and without any side effects or discomfort.
Part 1- a short questionnaire of demographic background- will be answered by the parents:
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Personal details- Parents names and ages, child's name and ID number, relation to the child (mother, father...)
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Social economic status - mother's education, place of residence, number of children in the family.
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Child's personal details -gender, age, number of siblings
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Pacifier use habits- period of use, type of pacifier, frequency of use, reason of using a pacifier.
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Child's Dental condition- drooling, cross bite, open bite.
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Parents' Awareness of pacifier's effect on mouth development.
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Parents' approval for child examination. Part 2- clinical- visual examination for identification of relevant findings
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Child's pacifier type. 2. Dental clinical examination performed in a lightened room:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 2 Years 至 5 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •healthy children aged 3-4 years that use a pacifier
排除标准
- •children suffering from a chronic or developmental disease that can affect the orofacial region
- •finger sucking children children suffering from low muscle tonus, abnormal drooling