Prevalence of Dental Caries in Patients With Dental Crowding

Caries Clinical Trial

Official title:

Prevalence of Dental Caries in Patients With Dental Crowding

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06438926
• Other study ID #: Caries with dental crowding
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: September 2024
• Est. completion date: November 2025

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 325
• Est. completion date: November 2025
• Est. primary completion date: September 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Caries
• Dental Caries

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

References & Publications (2)

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. — View 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. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dental Caries	DMF index developed by WHO health organization using numbered scores	throughout study completion an average of 1 year