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Understanding Gum Health in Preschoolers: A Study on Plaque and Gingival Thickness

Comparative risk assessment of marginal gingival thickness and accumulation of plaque in pre-school children-a cross-sectional study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/092043
Enrollment
280
Registered
2025-07-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: not applicable: not applicable Control Intervention1: not applicable: not applicable

Sponsors

KRISHNA SALIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Participants who gave voluntary consent 2)caries free maxillary and mandibular 1st and 2nd molars of children with age group of 3-5 years 3)Children who are systemically healthy 4)Children not under any medication since 3 weeks 5)Absence of any gingival and periodontal diseases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Children with gingival and periodontal diseases 2)Carious deciduous molars 3)Uncooperative children 4)Children who were using any medication, mentally or physically challenged children, the presence of dental structure anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
thinner gingiva seen to accumulate more plaqueTimepoint: 1week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
there is no variation in gingival thickness among tooth on right & left side of the toothTimepoint: 1week—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKRISHNA SALIL

GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL VIJAYAWADA ANDHRA PRADESH

jesudass.govada@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026