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Link between Asthma, Mouth Breathing, and irregularly placed teeth in Children aged 5 to 14 year old visiting a hospital.

Association of extrinsic asthma with mouth breathing and malocclusion among 5 to 14 year old children visiting a tertiary care hospital. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096338
Enrollment
204
Registered
2025-10-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Dr Rashmi Nayak
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria For study group Children in the age group of 5-14 years Children with known diagnosis of extrinsic bronchial Asthma. Children with history of mouth breathing or diagnosed with mouth breathing during routine examination For control group Children in the age group of 5-14 years Children with no history of extrinsic bronchial Asthma or any other chronic respiratory disorder. Children with history of mouth breathing or diagnosed with mouth breathing during routine examination.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria Children with long term systemic illness Children with physical or mental disability Children with skeletal malocclusion Children with harmful oral habits other than mouth breathing

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Malocclusion prevalence will be measured among patients with complaints of mouth breathing, extrinsic bronchial asthma or both. Any association among them will be explored.Timepoint: Malocclusion prevalence will be measured among patients with complaints of mouth breathing, extrinsic bronchial asthma or both. Any association among them will be explored in time period of 1 year 6 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rashmi Nayak

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

vaddilikhita@gmail.com8529147986

Outcome results

None listed

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