Prevalence Of Deleterious Oral Habits Among a Group of School Children in Cairo, Egypt: Cross-Sectional Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05769166

Acronym

ACU333

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2023-03-15

Start date

2023-04-01

Completion date

2023-05-01

Last updated

2023-03-15

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Conditions

Bruxism, Habits, Nail Biting, Sucking Behavior

Brief summary

This study aims to detect the prevalence of practicing oral habits among a group of school children in Cairo, Egypt.

Detailed description

An online questionnaire utilizing the third domain of Nordic Orofacial Test screen will be distributed among school children (aged five to seven years) parents to measure the prevalence of oral habits.

Interventions

OTHERthired domain of nordic orofcial test-screen

its a questionnaire which the parent will answer

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* school children * accept to participate * children within the age group

Exclusion criteria

* special health care needs children

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
oral habits (presence / absence)	baseline record	practicing one or more of the following habit(s): sucking habits, nail biting, bruxism

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026