Prevalence of Dental Caries in Preterm Birth Children Aged 2-5 Years in Primary Dentition

Prevalence of Dental Caries in Preterm Birth Children Aged 2-5 Years in Primary Dentition: Across Sectional Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02999061

Enrollment

383

Registered

2016-12-21

Start date

2016-12-31

Completion date

2017-06-30

Last updated

2017-07-25

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Conditions

PreTerm Birth

Keywords

pre-term children

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition.

Detailed description

The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of dental caries in preterm birth children aged 2-5 years in primary dentition. PICO format:- Population (P) = preterm children aged 2-5 years attending Cairo University Children's Hospital Abo El-Rish at El-Monira, Cairo, Egypt. Outcome (O) =prevalence of dental caries

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Years to 5 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Children aged 2-5 years old. * Presence of primary teeth only. * Children born preterm at gestational age of 6,7 and 8 month.

Exclusion criteria

* Children with disability or mental disorders. * Children with immune compromising conditions. * Hospitalized and chronically ill children.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Prevalence of dental caries.	12 month	measured by counting the number of participants affected by dental caries/total number of study sample X100 , measurement unit is a percentage (%)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Assessment of oral hygiene .	12 month	using a Questionnaire (binary' yes or no questions'):- * record child brushing habits(once or twice) * consumption of fluoridated water (yes/no). * visits to dentists (yes/no) * Also using a dental mirror and a probe to detect presence of plaque (plaque index) and presence of caries (dmf score).
Assessment of dietary habits	12 month	questionnaire (binary yes/no questions)about the past and current feeding habits:- * initial feeding of the child (breast or bottle answered yes/no) * length of the breast feeding ( normal '0-2 years or prolonged \>2years) * usage of bottle after weaning (yes/no). number of meals per day (one,two or three, answered in yes/no manner) * number of snacks per day (one,two or three in yes/no answers). * Also using a dental mirror and a probe to detect caries presence (dmf score), higher scores indicates faulty dietary habits.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results