Dental Health Epidemiology Among Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Recruits

Gingivitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Caries, Gingivitis, Dental Trauma and Fluorosis Prevalence Among IDF Recruits - an Epidemiological Survey

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02958891
• Other study ID #: 1524-2015
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 6, 2016
• Last updated: November 13, 2016
• Start date: March 2016
• Est. completion date: December 2017

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

An epidemiological survey for prevalence description of dental morbidity (caries, gingivitis, dental trauma and fluorosis) among Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general recruits. Morbidity measures were collected from 700 recruits at their first day of military service in order to evaluate extent and burden of dental diseases among recruits. The data will enable the military dental services commanders to plan and implement dental services according to the dental needs.

Description:

Caries, gingivitis, dental trauma and fluorosis epidemiological measures were collected among IDF recruits in 700 sample using short clinical evaluation without radiographs. water fluoridation ecological data will be obtained from the ministry of health. the results might impact dental services plan, professional manpower system, and the layout of the dental clinics in the IDF. It will give the professionals in the military dental services an evidence based data for planning an accurate primary and secondary prevention programs and an evaluation of dental diseases burden in order to have the "full picture" of recruits dental needs. .

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 700
• Est. completion date: December 2017
• Est. primary completion date: August 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Above 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic bone diseases.

• Mineralization defects

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Caries, Dental
• Dental Caries
• Dental Trauma
• Fluoride Poisoning
• Fluorosis
• Fluorosis, Dental
• Gingivitis

Intervention

Other:
• Data collection
Collection epidemiological dental measures

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	IDF Medical Corps	Tel Hashomer

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force	Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	DMFT index (Decayed, Missing, Filled, Tooth)		7 days	No
Primary	CPI (Community Periodontal Index) index		7 days	No
Primary	TDI (Dental Trauma Index) index		7 days	No
Primary	TF (Thylstrup & Fejerskov Index for dental Fluorosis) index		7 days	No