NCT05697432

Orodental Hygiene in Children With Special Needs

Evaluation of Oral and Dental Hygiene in Individuals With Special Needs Between 6 to 12 Years of Age

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Altinbas University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This clinical trial aims to learn about the general oral hygiene status of children with special needs and test the effect of hygiene education on their oral and dental hygiene. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What is the general oral hygiene status of children with special needs? * Does brushing education and dietary guidance to parents improve oral and dental hygiene in children with special needs? Participants will receive a complete oral and dental examination. Following this examination parents/legal guardians will be educated about the maintenance of oral and dental hygiene and dietary guidance will be provided. Patients will be evaluated one year after the education

Detailed description

One hundred and thirty children with special needs who are being rehabilitated at three rehabilitation centers (Maviel, Sirinler and Ugurlu Kalpler Rehabilitation Centers) in Kilis will undergo a complete oral and dental examination at which their oral bacteria (str. mutans) levels, PUFA and plaque indexes (indices that measure oral health) will be recorded. The parents/legal guardians of the children will be educated about dental hygiene toothbrushing and dietary habits leading to caries. After a year, the examination and assessments will be repeated. The change in oral hygiene indices will be evaluated.

Conditions

• Oral Hygiene

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Oral Examination	A complete examination of oral and dental hygiene any health problems will be registered
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	PUFA index	An assessment of the presence of oral conditions resulting from untreated caries. P=Pulpal involvement, U=ulceration, F=fistula, A=abscess index
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Plaque index	An assessment of the amount of dental plaque visible on the vestibular and lingual surfaces of all teeth. The index varies between 0-4.
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Streptococcus mutans screening	A strip test for specific bacteria named streptococcus mutans, which plays an important role in caries formation, from patients' collected saliva
BEHAVIORAL	Education	Education on correct toothbrushing technique, oral hygiene, dietary education on foods detrimental for dental hygiene.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-01
• Completion: 2023-11-01
• First posted: 2023-01-25
• Last updated: 2023-01-25

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)