Assessment of Dental Caries Among a Group of Institutionalized Orphan Children Compared to Parented School Children

NCT ID: NCT05652231

Last Updated: 2023-03-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

156 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-01

Study Completion Date

2023-01-01

Brief Summary

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Children from two orphanages will be examined for dental caries experience, in comparison to parented school children.

Detailed Description

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A total of 156 children were included in this study, they were, residing in governmental orphanage, non-governmental orphanage and parented children attending primary school. Written informed consent was obtained prior to the start of the study, form legal guardians or child's parent. Dental examination was carried out on an ordinary chair beside a window on day light. DMF and def indices were used to assess dental caries for primary and permanent teeth. Also, unmet treatment need index, care index and significant caries index were calculated.

Conditions

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Dental Caries in Children

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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School children (control group)

parented school children (control group)

caries assessment

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)

Non-Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 1)

caries assessment

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)

Governmental orphanage children (exposed group 2)

caries assessment

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)

Interventions

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caries assessment

the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* apparently healthy children aged from six to12 years old

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ahram Canadian University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mennat Allah Ashraf A.Elsabour

Primary Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Ahram Canadian University

Giza, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Khattab NMA, Abd-Elsabour MAA. Assessment of dental caries among a group of institutionalized orphan children compared to parented school children: case-control study. BMC Oral Health. 2023 Apr 5;23(1):202. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02915-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37020200 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ACU 111

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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