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NCT Number: NCT04478864

Knowledge, Practice and State of Periodontal Health

The main objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and practice of periodontal health, which will be done using a well constructed and validated questionnaire. Then periodontal health status of all participants will be assessed via clinical examination of certain teeth.

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Key information

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases Mouth Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine - Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

About this study

The primary outcome of the study is the knowledge of periodontal health.It will be assessed by 10 questions focusing on the basic knowledge of gingival appearance, causes and consequence of periodontal disease, impact of systemic disease on the progression of periodontal conditions, and prevention. Then, periodontal practice will be addressed via several questions that evaluate the self-care practices of tooth brushing, flossing, mouth rinsing in recent one year, scaling in recent five years, and how to alleviate gingival bleeding if there is.

Periodontal examination using the community periodontal index (CPI) will be done for all of the participants to assess the status of periodontal condition. The dentition will be divided into sextants and the highest code number corresponding to the worst periodontal condition around each of the 10 indexed teeth being recorded.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients whose age is above 15 years old.
  • Patient consulting in the outpatient clinic
  • Provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients having problem in opening their mouth or undergoing intermaxillary fixation where oral examination will not be possible.
  • Patients diagnosed with psychiatric problems or intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Knowledge of periodontal health

    Time frame: "through study completion, an average of 1 year"

    will be assessed from the 10 questions in the questionnaire and be presented as frequencies and percentages.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Periodontal health practice

    Time frame: "through study completion, an average of 1 year"

    Five questions regarding practice will be analyzed and presented as frequencies and percentages

  2. State of periodontal health

    Time frame: "through study completion, an average of 1 year"

    will be determined by measuring the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) and modified community periodontal index (CPI) that measures the clinical attachment level (CAL) scores, both giving a score of zero to the best periodontal condition and a score of 4 to the worst one

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Noha Ayman Ghallab

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Assessment of Knowledge, Practice and State of Periodontal Health Among Egyptian Patients Attending Diagnostic Center at Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. A Cross-sectional Study

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jul 21, 2020
Registry last updated
Mar 11, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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