Overweight and obese children and teenagers dental health

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00010671

Enrollment

250

Registered

2016-09-30

Start date

2016-02-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

K03.2 K02

Interventions

Group 1: dental examination including the determination of salivary flow and buffering capacity and BMI and survey (Fourth German Oral Health Study (DMS IV): Childrens' and adolescents' questionnaire

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

4 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are treated at the University Medical Center Göttingen, age 4-18 years old, after permission of the guardian(s)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no permission of the (guardian)s; lack of cooperation; age 18 years; The patient should suffer from a serious general illness restricting his immune system. This are especially illnesses like: congenital or acquired, severe immune deficiencies, malignant haematological or lymphoproliferative disorders, malignant tumors, HIV-infection. The patient shouldn't suffer any kind of (autoimmune) disorders, which affects his/her salvia composition and/or amount of salvia (f.e. Morbus Sjögren). The patient shouldn't suffer any kind of severe neurological or psychological disease which doesn't allow him/her to take part of this study. The patient shouldnt suffer any kind of severe mental disability which doesn't allow him/her to agree/disagree in the participation of this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of dental erosion of overweight and obese children in Germany focusing in particular potential influencing factors. One-off survey (questionnaire): Details about diet (beverages, food, snacks) Details about oral hygiene (frequency, fluoride supply), Demographic data, Clinical examination: weight, height, Determination of salivary flow and buffering capacity, Dental examination: ICDAS (International Caries Detection and Assessment System), BEWE (Basic Erosive Wear Examination), DMFT/dmft (DMFT-Index)	—

Measure

Time frame

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of dental erosion of overweight and obese children in Germany focusing in particular potential influencing factors. One-off survey (questionnaire): Details about diet (beverages, food, snacks) Details about oral hygiene (frequency, fluoride supply), Demographic data, Clinical examination: weight, height, Determination of salivary flow and buffering capacity, Dental examination: ICDAS (International Caries Detection and Assessment System), BEWE (Basic Erosive Wear Examination), DMFT/dmft (DMFT-Index)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
saliva sample: salivary flow, pH value, buffer capacity	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactClaudia Tschammler

Poliklinik für Präventive Zahnmedizin, Parodontologie und Kariologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen

claudia.tschammler@med.uni-goettingen.de+49-551-39-22877

Outcome results

None listed

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