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NCT Number: NCT04122508

Are Dental Neglect and the Siblings Risk Factors in Children

Neglect insidiously affects a child's overall health in all aspects. The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of siblings caused dental neglect, and whether there was a relationship between dental neglect and anxiety.

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Key information

Conditions

Behavior, Child Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Caries,Dental Child Behavior Dental Caries Mental Disorders Neglect, Child Stomatognathic Diseases Tooth Demineralization Tooth Diseases

Age range

6 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

Rize, 53100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Dental neglect is an intentional failure of parents or caregivers to take precautions and fulfil necessary dental treatment, and has a close relationship with dental caries and anxiety. Oral health status of the children was evaluated using the DMFT/dmft, PUFA/pufa, and OHI-S indices. In addition, the parents completed the Dental Neglect Scale (DNS) and a questionnaire, and the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf) was administered to the children to assess their dental anxiety.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged between 6 and 12 years old
  • Being healthy
  • Being volunteer for the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Systemic and mental disorders
  • Syndromes or other major health diseases
  • Cooperation problems

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. the effects of presence of siblings on dental neglect

    Time frame: for eight months from the beginning of the study

    The effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using dental neglect scale. The dental neglect scale for children was originally composed of seven statements, using a Likert scale ranging from one to five . The total score of DNS can range from 7 to 35, with higher scores representing greater dental neglect.

  2. the effects of presence of siblings on oral health

    Time frame: for eight months from the beginning of the study

    the effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using oral hygiene index . The OHI-S has two elements, the Debris Index and the Calculus Index. The Debris Index and the Calculus Index can range from 0 to 3, the oral hygiene index values from 0 to 6.

  3. the effects of presence of siblings on dental caries

    Time frame: for eight months from the beginning of the study

    the effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using, DMFT/dmft index. caries (D/d), missing due to caries (M/m), filling (F/f) teeth were recorded using DMF-T indices for permanent teeth and dmf-t indices for primary teeth.

  4. the effects of presence of siblings on untreated caries

    Time frame: for eight months from the beginning of the study

    the effects of presence of siblings on oral health and dental neglect was assessed using pufa index. The index recorded the presence of visible pulp involvement (P/p), mucosal ulceration due to root fragments (U/u), fistulae (F/f) and/or abscessess (A/a). Higher scores represents worse oral health.

Secondary outcomes

  1. to evaluate whether there was a correlation between dental neglect and anxiety in children

    Time frame: for eight months from the beginning of the study

    the relationship between dental neglect and anxiety was evaluated using Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf). MCDASf, which is a validated and reliable indicator for the measurement of dental anxiety in children was used. Children in this study were asked to complete the MCDASf, which covers eight multiple choice statements with five faces ranging from 1 (not anxious), to 5 (extremely anxious). The total score on the MCDASf was calculated for each subject (ranging from 5: little or no dental anxiety, to 40: severe dental anxiety.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Are Dental Neglect and the Presence of Siblings Risk Factors for Oral Health in Children

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Oct 10, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 11, 2019

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