Early Childhood Caries Prevention at a Pediatric Clinic
NCT ID: NCT00497029
Last Updated: 2023-05-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
219 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2004-06-30
2006-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Outcome measures were: 1) number of decayed, missing, filled primary tooth surfaces, 2) number of pre-carious lesions, 3) counts of oral MS and 3) care-giver responses to a questionnaire about the child's diet and home care.
Prevention group children at the last recall experienced fewer mean carious dental surfaces (0.1 vs. 1.29, p\<0.014) and over 8-fold less MS (p\<0.013) than comparison group subjects at the initial visit. The number of precarious lesions, however, were not significantly different. In the absence of carious or precarious lesions, oral levels of MS was a reliable indicator of caries risk status, particularly for low risk subjects (sensitivity, 0.64; specificity, 0.98). Caregiver reports of dietary practices and presence or absence of visible dental plaque also served as caries-risk determinants.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
PREVENTION
NONE
Interventions
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fluoride varnish
patient education
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* a signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* oral topical fluoride administration within the previous 7 days
* previous routine professional dental care
6 Months
27 Months
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Maryland, Baltimore
OTHER
Principal Investigators
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Glenn E Minah, DDS, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Maryland Dental School
Lindsey K Grossman, MD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Locations
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University of Maryland Medical Center: Pediatric Ambulatory Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Countries
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References
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Weintraub JA, Ramos-Gomez F, Jue B, Shain S, Hoover CI, Featherstone JD, Gansky SA. Fluoride varnish efficacy in preventing early childhood caries. J Dent Res. 2006 Feb;85(2):172-6. doi: 10.1177/154405910608500211.
Recommendations for using fluoride to prevent and control dental caries in the United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2001 Aug 17;50(RR-14):1-42.
American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs. Professionally applied topical fluoride: evidence-based clinical recommendations. J Am Dent Assoc. 2006 Aug;137(8):1151-9. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0356.
Rozier RG, Sutton BK, Bawden JW, Haupt K, Slade GD, King RS. Prevention of early childhood caries in North Carolina medical practices: implications for research and practice. J Dent Educ. 2003 Aug;67(8):876-85.
Bader JD, Rozier RG, Lohr KN, Frame PS. Physicians' roles in preventing dental caries in preschool children: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Am J Prev Med. 2004 May;26(4):315-25. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2003.12.001.
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Barsamian-Wunsch P, Park JH, Watson MR, Tinanoff N, Minah GE. Microbiological screening for cariogenic bacteria in children 9 to 36 months of age. Pediatr Dent. 2004 May-Jun;26(3):231-9.
Alaluusua S, Renkonen OV. Streptococcus mutans establishment and dental caries experience in children from 2 to 4 years old. Scand J Dent Res. 1983 Dec;91(6):453-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1983.tb00845.x.
Kohler B, Andreen I, Jonsson B. The earlier the colonization by mutans streptococci, the higher the caries prevalence at 4 years of age. Oral Microbiol Immunol. 1988 Mar;3(1):14-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.1988.tb00598.x. No abstract available.
Other Identifiers
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Minah-1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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