Clinical trial NCT03027765: Prevalence of Constructed Space Maintainers in a Group of Egyptian Children
Official title: Prevalence of Constructed Space Maintainers in a Group of Egyptian Children Attending Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine Cairo University. A Cross-Sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Tooth Loss
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-01-23
Enrollment: 1500
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 2
Maximum age (years): 14
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Egyptian children with constructed space maintainers and their guardians attending Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University Both gender are included and Pediatric dentists at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is

* To determine the Prevalence of constructed space maintainers at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
* To assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness of constructed space maintainers for pediatric patients' guardians at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.

and

- To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of pediatric dentists towards use of space maintainers in children, at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.

Detailed description: The purpose of the study is

* To determine the Prevalence of constructed space maintainers at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
* To assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness of constructed space maintainers for pediatric patients' guardians at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.

and

- To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of pediatric dentists towards use of space maintainers in children, at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.

PO1:

Population:

Egyptian children with constructed space maintainers and their guardians attending Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.

Outcome1:

Prevalence of constructed space maintainers Knowledge, attitude and awareness of constructed space maintainers for pediatric patients' guardians.

PO2

Population2:

Pediatric dentists at Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.

Outcome2:

knowledge, attitude and practice of pediatric dentists towards the use of the space maintainers.

Eligibility criteria: i have two population

1st population is Pediatric patients

Inclusion criteria for pediatric patients:

1. All patients with constructed space maintainers
2. Positive patient's acceptance for participation in the study.
3. Both genders are included.
4. Children Medically free from any systemic disease.

Exclusion criteria for pediatric patients:

1. Patients with orthodontic appliances.
2. Patient having one of the different following habit thumb sucking, lip biting, tongue thrusting etc.

2nd population is pediatric dentists:

Inclusion criteria for Pediatric dentists:

-All Pediatric dentists having master degree and above.

Exclusion criteria for Pediatric dentists:

-Pediatric dentists refused to participate in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of constructed space maintainers
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Cairo University
name: Sherine Ezz Eldin Taha, Professor
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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