Clinical trial NCT06316687: Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children
Official title: Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children and Its Relation to TV and Other Screens Time and Sugar Consumption
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption
Prevalence,Patient
Keywords: prevalence
dental caries
screen time
sugar consumption
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-18
Enrollment: 296
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 8
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: male and female healthy children aged from 6 - 8 years who have access to different types of screens and willing to participate

Brief summary: Prevalence of Dental Caries in a group of Egyptian children and its relation to TV and other screens time and sugar consumption (Observational cross-sectional study)

Detailed description: Dental caries, are considered by the World Health Organization as a major public health problem globally, and the most widespread non-communicable disease.

Similar with other conditions that are described as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), dental caries develops as the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors.

The commonly accepted risk factors for dental caries include dietary habits (e.g., sugary snacks), poor oral hygiene, microbiological factors, and low socioeconomic status.

Watching TV during mealtime has a negative impact on children's dietary quality as it is associated with higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods .

It was found that having the TV on at mealtimes reduces diet quality with more high-fat, high-sugar foods and fewer fruits and vegetables and increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages.

Overconsumption of sugar has been associated with increased risk of excessive weight gain, dental decay, poor diet quality and nutritional inadequacy in children and adolescents younger than 19 years .

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 1. A child with mixed dentition aged from 6-8 years old 2. Positive subject acceptance for participation in the study 3. Access to all types of screens 4. Both gender

Exclusion Criteria:

* 1. A child with a dental emergency 2. Child with a psychological problem 3. Child with chronic illness

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of dental caries
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Dental neglect Dental neglect Dental neglect
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Screen time evaluation
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: A sugar consumption evaluation
timeFrame: 1 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Cairo University
state: Al Manial
Study officials:
affiliation: Cairo University
name: mona El tayeb, master
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Abbass MMS, Mahmoud SA, El Moshy S, Rady D, AbuBakr N, Radwan IA, Ahmed A, Abdou A, Al Jawaldeh A. The prevalence of dental caries among Egyptian children and adolescences and its association with age, socioeconomic status, dietary habits and other risk factors. A cross-sectional study. F1000Res. 2019 Jan 3;8:8. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.17047.1. eCollection 2019.
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