Effect of Passive Smoking on Orofacial Dysfunction Among a Group of Egyptian Children: A Cohort Study

Ahram Canadian University20 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to investigate the orofacial dysfunction in children who are subjected to passive smoking and to correlate its results to their saliva cotinine levels

The participants will be recruited from the pedodontics outpatient clinic in the, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Ahram Canadian University, Egypt. The aim and the steps of the study will be explained to the guardian. After obtaining the informed consent, the investigator will fill an administrative questionnaire, which includes parents and child's personal data, medical and dental history, a question inquiring if one of the parents smokes in the house, the frequency of smoking, smoking type, and number of cigarettes (if present). Then, the examination of orofacial dysfunction will be evaluated by the investigator, using Nordic Orofacial Test - screen (NOT-S)

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Smoking Orofacial Dysfunction

Interventions

Nordic Orofacial Test-Screen (NOT-S)DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

screening tool to detect orofacial dysfunction

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 7 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children who are free from any systematic disease, or genetic disorders that * Children whose families accept to participate in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Children whose parents quit smoking after the child was born.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Orofacial Dysfunction (measured using Nordic Orofacial Test-Screen)

deviation from normal functions of facial and oral structures

Time frame: baseline record

Central Contacts

Mennat Allah Abd-Elsabour, Master

CONTACT

00201026022605 menna.alkaram@acu.edu.eg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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