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NCT Number: NCT05652231

Assessment of Dental Caries Among a Group of Institutionalized Orphan Children Compared to Parented School Children

Children from two orphanages will be examined for dental caries experience, in comparison to parented school children.

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Key information

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children

Age range

6 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ahram Canadian University

Giza, Egypt

About this study

A total of 156 children were included in this study, they were, residing in governmental orphanage, non-governmental orphanage and parented children attending primary school. Written informed consent was obtained prior to the start of the study, form legal guardians or child's parent. Dental examination was carried out on an ordinary chair beside a window on day light. DMF and def indices were used to assess dental caries for primary and permanent teeth. Also, unmet treatment need index, care index and significant caries index were calculated.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • apparently healthy children aged from six to12 years old

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

caries assessment

Diagnostic Test

the child will examined for dental caries, caries prevalence, caries indices (def and DMF, or DMF)

Primary outcomes

  1. caries experience

    Time frame: baseline record

    measured using DMF/ def index

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ahram Canadian University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 15, 2022
Registry last updated
Mar 6, 2023

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