Health Condition 1: Z69-Z76- Persons encountering health services in other circumstances
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Cases: Children aged between 2 years to 16 years and diagnosed with extensive dental caries requiring oral rehabilitation Controls: Healthy children aged between 2 years to 16 years presenting to Paedodontics department, MCODS for dental problems other than caries.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria- Children 16 years, children with chronic systemic illness such as rickets, renal disease, liver disease, malabsorption syndrome, chronic malnutrition or previously diagnosed to have vitamin D deficiency.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: To find out the association between Vitamin D levels and extensive dental caries in children Timepoint: Time bound study of one year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find out the severity of dental caries in children with vitamin D deficiencyTimepoint: time bound study of one year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal