Prevalence of Gummy Smile and Its Causes Among the Egyptian Population.

Prevalence of Gummy Smile: Cross-Sectional Study on A Sample of Egyptian Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05132010

Enrollment

444

Registered

2021-11-23

Start date

2020-12-10

Completion date

2024-07-10

Last updated

2024-09-19

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Conditions

Gummy Smile

Brief summary

prevalence of gummy smile among the Egyptian population

Detailed description

prevalence of gummy smile among Egyptian population in patients attending the kasr el aini hospital

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

* patients attending El kasr el Aini hospital at the department of periodontology. * patients whose above 18 years old of both genders * patients consulting the outpatient clinic * provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* less than 18 years old * patients having problems opening their mouth or undergoing inter maxillary fixation where oral examination will not be possible * patients diagnosed with psychiatric problems or intoxicated with alcohol or drugs * patients with gingival hyperplasia * patients with extracted maxillary anterior teeth

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
prevalence of gummy smile	through study completion, an average of 1 year	To detect the prevalence of gummy smile among Egyptian population

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
determining associated risk factors and classifying them onto further sub analytical groups	through study completion, an average of 1 year	all the causes prevalence within the sample will be calculated

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results