Health Condition 1: Z04- Encounter for examination and observation for other reasons
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Case group- Children with dental caries: Blood samples collected and used for the estimation of vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels to correlate with ECC
Control Intervention2: Con
Sponsors
Dr Krishna Priya Vellore
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Medically healthy children Children with Primary dentition Children having ECC of any severity (Case group) Children with no caries (Control group)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with mixed dentition Children on anticonvulsants Medically compromised and syndromic children children with blood disorders Uncooperative children Parents unwilling for blood sampling
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| children with ECC are expected to show lower levels of vitamin D and vitamin B12, indicating nutritional deficiency and dental caries.Timepoint: 36 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the correlation between vitamin D and vitamin B12 with early childhood cariesTimepoint: 36 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactKrishna Priya Vellore
Army College of Dental Sciences
Outcome results
None listed