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

Ahram Canadian University156 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

156

Conditions

Dental Caries in Children

Interventions

caries assessmentDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * apparently healthy children aged from six to12 years old Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Ahram Canadian University

Giza, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

caries experience

measured using DMF/ def index

Time frame: baseline record

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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