Prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization Among a Group of Egyptian Children in Giza Governorate

Molar Incisor Hypomineralization Clinical Trial

— MIH  

Official title:

Prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization Among a Group of Egyptian Children in Giza Governorate: A Cross Sectional Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03233464
• Other study ID #: ARefaat
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 25, 2017
• Last updated: February 10, 2018
• Start date: May 2018
• Est. completion date: July 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

- One single operator will assess the prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization and its Severity among a group of Egyptian children .

Description:

the study is about the prevalance of molar incisor hypomineralization and its severity among a group of Egyptian children aged 8-12 years old in Giza Governorate schools.

• Participants will be randomly selected from primary and preparatory schools in Giza governorate, seated in the school lap or an empty classroom.

• Clinical examination will be made in the daylight using disposable diagnostic sets (mirror, and explorer). No diagnostic radiographs will be taken.

• Prior to performing dental examination, index teeth including incisors and 1st permanent molars will be cleaned using a cotton roll.

• A dental explorer will be further used for cleaning molar fissures.

• The examiner carefully inspect the coronal part of the 1st permanent molars and permanent incisors for demarcated opacities.

• A specially made examination chart will be taken for the child including his name, age, address, gender, school, date, medical health and any previous dental treatment.

prevalance of molar incisor hypomineralization is measured by presence or absence.

severity is measured by Modified index based on European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) criteria

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 374
• Est. completion date: July 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• schools in Giza Governorate.

• Positive patient acceptance for participation in the study.

• Patients who are apparently medically free from any systemic disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Uncooperative child.

• Children with appliances.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dental Enamel Hypoplasia
• Molar Incisor Hypomineralization

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Aya Refaat Abd El-Ghaffar	Giza,Egypt

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (2)

Salem K, Aziz D, Asadi M. Prevalence and Predictors of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) among Rural Children in Northern Iran. Iran J Public Health. 2016 Nov;45(11):1528-1530. — View Citation

Yannam SD, Amarlal D, Rekha CV. Prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization in school children aged 8-12 years in Chennai. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2016 Apr-Jun;34(2):134-8. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.180438. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	molar incisor hypomineralization	prevalance of molar incisor hypomineralization	20 mins
Secondary	molar incisor hypomineralization	severity of molar incisor hypomineralization	20 mins