Frequency of Hypodontia After Chemotherapy in Childhood Cancer Survivors Study

Cairo University144 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to provide information on the frequency of hypodontia in children cancer survivors receiving chemotherapy before 4 years of age.Patients who met the eligibility criteria will be given a structured questionnaire to fill followed by a radiographic examination (dental panorama) for confirmation and standardization of the results.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

144

Conditions

Hypodontia

Interventions

dental panoramaDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

radiographic examination

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 4 years or less when they first started their antineoplastic chemotherapy * Both genders * Able to cooperate Exclusion Criteria: * Children with known family history of hypodontia * Children with any associated developmental anomalies (eg, ectodermal dysplasia, cleft lip or palate and Down syndrome) * Children who received radiotherapy * Children with previous loss of teeth due to trauma, caries, periodontal disease or extraction 5- Children who received bone marrow transplantation 6-Parents/patients unwilling to give informed consent

Locations (1)

Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hypodontia

missing not formed teeth

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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