El Paso Public Health Biorepository

The prevalence of tooth decay and other oral diseases are overlooked indicators of overall public health. To improve the understanding of oral health in El Paso, the City of El Paso Health Department will work with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso to determine factors that contribute to poor oral health, and lead to cavities and periodontitis. The team will collect saliva from children and young adults to study oral infections, markers of inflammation, and other contributors to oral illnesses in Mexican-American individuals.

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Key information

Conditions

Oral Disease Bacterial Disease Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Infections Mouth Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases

Age range

10 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

El Paso, Texas, 79905, United States

About this study

As per summary above.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Individuals seen at the City of El Paso dental or pediatric clinics ages 10-21
Healthy children and patients that are likely to be seen in the clinics within the predetermined follow-up time of 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Patients under 10 years of age and over 21 years of age.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Creation of saliva bio-repository

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 years

Saliva will be collected from dental patients to be stored for research
The study of oral bacteria

Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 years

DNA of samples will be analyzed to determine if bacteria play a role in oral health

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

Other

Collaborators

The City of El Paso Department of Public Health

Registry information

Official study title

TTUHSC El Paso Public Health Biorepository (Research Core Laboratories Dental Biorepository)

Acronym: EPB

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Apr 21, 2017
Registry last updated: Oct 28, 2019

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