Prevalence of Erupted Supernumerary Teeth Among a Group of Egyptian Children Aged From Six to Fifteen Years Old

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03650634
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: August 29, 2018
• Last Update Posted: July 21, 2020
• Sponsor: Cairo University
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Riham Ahmed El-Halafawey Anwar Emam, Cairo University

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of erupted supernumerary teeth among a group of Egyptian children aged from 6-15 years old attending the Outpatients' clinic of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University.

Condition or disease
Supernumerary Teeth

Detailed Description:

• Clinical examination will be done for participants fulfilling the inclusion criteria after obtaining an informed consent from parents for acceptance of participation in the study after explaining the purpose of the study and the measures that will be held to the child.
• A custom made examination chart (Appendix 1) will be filled out, during face to face interview with the child and/or his parents, including: date, name, age, gender, address, medical history and previous dental treatment followed by clinical examination to detect the presence of supernumerary teeth.
• The presence of supernumerary teeth and its type and location will be recorded in the examination chart.
• Each child with supernumerary teeth will be given a letter, translated into Arabic, outlining his dental status to inform the parents about the condition and the need for treatment

Examination chart (Appendix 1 ):

Date :...................................................................

Personal information:

Name............................................. Age..........................................

Gender :.......................................... Address : ................................

Phone number : .................................................. Medical history: ......................................................... ..................................................................................

Previous dental history: ...........................................

......................................................................................

Clinical examination :

Supernumerary teeth: presence / absence Location : ........................................... Type :..................................................

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 604 participants
• Observational Model: Ecologic or Community
• Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
• Official Title: Prevalence of Erupted Supernumerary Teeth Among a Group of Egyptian Children Aged From Six to Fifteen Years Old: a Cross Sectional Study
• Actual Study Start Date: May 1, 2019
• Actual Primary Completion Date: July 30, 2019
• Actual Study Completion Date: September 1, 2019

Groups and Cohorts

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. prevalence of supernumerary teeth [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
   Measuring device: clinical examination. Measuring unit : binary (yes or/ no ).

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 Years to 15 Years (Child)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants will be selected from the Outpatients' clinic of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University according to the eligibility criteria.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Positive patient and parent acceptance for participation in the study.
• Patients who are medically free from any systemic disease.
• Children aged from 6 to 15 years old.
• Both sexes will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Uncooperative children.
• Handicapped children.
• Children who refuse to participate in the study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Egypt

Cairo University

Cairo, Manial, Egypt, 22412

Sponsors and Collaborators

Cairo University

Investigators

• Study Director: Randa Youssef, Ass.prof.; Cairo University
• Study Director: Rasha Hatem, Lecturer; Cairo University

More Information

• Responsible Party: Riham Ahmed El-Halafawey Anwar Emam, Master student in Cairo University ( principal Investigator), Cairo University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03650634
• Other Study ID Numbers: CEBD-CU-2018-08-16
• First Posted: August 29, 2018
• Last Update Posted: July 21, 2020
• Last Verified: July 2020

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Keywords provided by Riham Ahmed El-Halafawey Anwar Emam, Cairo University:

supernumerary tooth; hyperdontia; mesiodens; paramolar

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Tooth, Supernumerary; Tooth Abnormalities; Stomatognathic System Abnormalities; Stomatognathic Diseases; Tooth Diseases; Congenital Abnormalities