Clinical trial NCT06438926: Prevalence of Dental Caries in Patients With Dental Crowding
Official title: Prevalence of Dental Caries in Patients With Dental Crowding
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Caries
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-06-03
Enrollment: 325
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 12
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Young adults range from 12-30 years,Females or Males with anterior dental crowding.

Brief summary: Dental crowding causes limited access for the toothbrush, and the natural cleansing effect of the teeth by the tongue and saliva is also limited. This malposition allows for prolonged food accumulation, bacterial and plaque retention, which are important factors for the initiation and progression of dental caries.

Detailed description: Dental crowding causes limited access for the toothbrush, and the natural cleansing effect of the teeth by the tongue and saliva is also limited. This malposition allows for prolonged food accumulation, bacterial and plaque retention, which are important factors for the initiation and progression of dental caries .

According to the World Health Organization, the main dental problems should be subjected to periodic epidemiological surveys. Knowledge of a population's epidemiological situation is vital for planning and providing prevention and treatment services .

However, only few studies investigated the correlation between caries and crowding.Yet, their findings were inconsistent and still contradictory.

Previous systematic review concluded that there is no reliable evidence regarding the association between dental caries and crowding and further studies with adequate sample size are required. Another systematic review found an association between caries and crowding but only in the adolescent group .

As caries is a preventable disease, improving the understanding of this possible association would be beneficial for dental practitioners, public health policy makers and the general population as it will help in the application of medical model.

This Cross-sectional study can detect one of predictors of dental caries early as crowding so the dentists can prohibit future carious lesions \& help in caries prevention through orthodontic treatment \& proper oral hygiene measures.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Young adults range from 12-30 years.
* Females or Males.
* Anterior dental crowding.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
* Patients who have any missing anterior teeth.
* Patients who have any physical or mental disabilities.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Dental Caries
timeFrame: throughout study completion an average of 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
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References:
citation: Hafez HS, Shaarawy SM, Al-Sakiti AA, Mostafa YA. Dental crowding as a caries risk factor: a systematic review. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2012 Oct;142(4):443-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2012.04.018.
citation: Caplin JL, Evans CA, Begole EA. The Relationship between Caries and Malocclusion in Chinese Migrant Workers' Children in Shanghai. Chin J Dent Res. 2015;18(2):103-10.