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Impact of Healthy Eating and Soft Drinks in Tooth Decay

Exploring The Impact Of Healthy Eating and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Oral Microbial Balance in Early Childhood Caries: A Cross-Sectional Study - Nil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087652
Enrollment
66
Registered
2025-05-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Dr Rishita Chaudhary
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children between 2-6years of age of both sexes. 2. Children having Early Childhood Caries(ECC). 3. Children whose parents would give consent to participate in the study. 4. Co-operative children ranking 3 & 4 in the Frankl behaviour rating scale.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non Co-operative children 2. Children with any special healthcare needs, congenital illness, mental illness, oral infection and lesion, and any other systemic conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the association of Healthy Eating and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages with Oral Bacterial Count in caries-free children, children with ECC and S-ECC amongst preschool children of Lucknow cityTimepoint: 2 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Association of parent s socio-economic status (SES) and caries severity among preschool children. 2. Association of Streptococcus mutans count and intake of Sugar-sweetened beverages in caries-free children and children with ECC and S-ECC. 3. Association of Streptococcus sanguinis count and intake of Sugar-sweetened beverages in caries-free children and children with ECC and S-ECC. 4. Association of Streptococcus mutans count and Healthy Eating Index in caries-free children and children with ECC and S-ECC. 5. Association of Streptococcus sanguinis count and Healthy Eating Index in caries-free children and children with ECC and S-ECC.Timepoint: 2 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rishita Chaudhary

Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences

drsonalisaha24@gmail.com9889234995

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026