Oral Status and Prevalence of Dental Trauma in Children Treated With Ritalin Due to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00328224

Enrollment

Registered

2006-05-19

Start date

2006-05-31

Completion date

2007-10-31

Last updated

2007-11-01

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Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Dental Caries, Dental Occlusion, Traumatic

Keywords

ritalin, ADHA, dental status, periodontal status, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dental trauma

Brief summary

To evaluate the dental status of children using ritalin and suffering from ADHA in comparison to healthy children.

Detailed description

In this trial oral and dental status of 30 children (ages 5-12) who suffer from ADHD and treated with ritalin will be evaluated. Parameters that will be checked are the following: DMFT - decay, missing, filling teeth for dental status, GI - gingival index, PI - plaque index for periodontal status. OJ - over jet and OB - over bite for inter-maxillary relations and susceptibility for dental trauma. In addition these parameters will be collected for 30 age and sex match healthy children.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* children ages 5-12 years healthy children children taking ritalin who suffer from ADHD

Exclusion criteria

* all others

Countries

Israel

Outcome results