Oral Status and Prevalence of Dental Trauma in Children Treated With Ritalin Due to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Hadassah Medical Organization50 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the dental status of children using ritalin and suffering from ADHA in comparison to healthy children.

In this trial oral and dental status of 30 children (ages 5-12) who suffer from ADHD and treated with ritalin will be evaluated. Parameters that will be checked are the following: DMFT - decay, missing, filling teeth for dental status, GI - gingival index, PI - plaque index for periodontal status. OJ - over jet and OB - over bite for inter-maxillary relations and susceptibility for dental trauma. In addition these parameters will be collected for 30 age and sex match healthy children.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Dental Caries Dental Occlusion, Traumatic

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * children ages 5-12 years healthy children children taking ritalin who suffer from ADHD Exclusion Criteria: * all others

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel

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