Prevalence of Dental Caries in Preterm Birth Children Aged 2-5 Years in Primary Dentition

NCT ID: NCT02999061

Last Updated: 2017-07-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

383 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition.

PICO format:- Population (P) = preterm children aged 2-5 years attending Cairo University Children's Hospital "Abo El-Rish" at El-Monira, Cairo, Egypt.

Outcome (O) =prevalence of dental caries

Conditions

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PreTerm Birth

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children aged 2-5 years old.
* Presence of primary teeth only.
* Children born preterm at gestational age of 6,7 and 8 month.

Exclusion Criteria

* Children with disability or mental disorders.
* Children with immune compromising conditions.
* Hospitalized and chronically ill children.
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ohoud Tawfig ZainElabdeen

principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Eman S Elmasry, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cairo University

Samah M Awad, Ass.Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cairo University

Locations

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Cairo University Children's Hospital "Abo El-Rish" at El-Monira

Cairo Governorate, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Brogardh-Roth S, Stjernqvist K, Matsson L. Dental behavioural management problems and dental caries prevalence in 3- to 6-year-old Swedish children born preterm. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2008 Sep;18(5):341-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263x.2007.00884.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18802992 (View on PubMed)

Cruvinel VR, Gravina DB, Azevedo TD, Bezerra AC, Toledo OA. Prevalence of dental caries and caries-related risk factors in premature and term children. Braz Oral Res. 2010 Jul-Sep;24(3):329-35. doi: 10.1590/s1806-83242010000300012.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20877971 (View on PubMed)

Davenport ES, Litenas C, Barbayiannis P, Williams CE. The effects of diet, breast-feeding and weaning on caries risk for pre-term and low birth weight children. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2004 Jul;14(4):251-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2004.00557.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15242381 (View on PubMed)

Seow WK, Lam JH, Tsang AK, Holcombe T, Bird PS. Oral Streptococcus species in pre-term and full-term children - a longitudinal study. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2009 Nov;19(6):406-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2009.01003.x. Epub 2009 Sep 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19732193 (View on PubMed)

Lai PY, Seow WK, Tudehope DI, Rogers Y. Enamel hypoplasia and dental caries in very-low birthweight children: a case-controlled, longitudinal study. Pediatr Dent. 1997 Jan-Feb;19(1):42-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9048413 (View on PubMed)

Rajshekar SA, Laxminarayan N. Comparison of primary dentition caries experience in pre-term low birth-weight and full-term normal birth-weight children aged one to six years. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2011 Apr-Jun;29(2):128-34. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.84685.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21911951 (View on PubMed)

Saraiva MC, Bettiol H, Barbieri MA, Silva AA. Are intrauterine growth restriction and preterm birth associated with dental caries? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2007 Oct;35(5):364-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00345.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17822485 (View on PubMed)

Tanaka K, Miyake Y. Low birth weight, preterm birth or small-for-gestational-age are not associated with dental caries in young Japanese children. BMC Oral Health. 2014 Apr 14;14:38. doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-38.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24731399 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CEBC-CU-2016-12-169

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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