Prevalence of Partial Edentulism Among Patients of Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University

Partial-edentulism Clinical Trial

Official title:

Prevalence of Partial Edentulism Among Patients of Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04895969
• Other study ID #: Prevalence
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: August 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: October 15, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2022
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: yasmien emad eldeen, master
• Phone: 01124253523
• Email: yasmien_emad[@]dentistry.cu.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The patterns of tooth loss are evaluated in many selected populations in numerous countries and so the frequency of partial edentulism seems to vary widely between different countries.

The prevalence of various patterns of partially edentulous arches should be frequently revised and updated .

This could help identify the changing treatment needs of the population and provide guidelines to prevent tooth loss emphasis should be placed on dental education, improve the quality of prosthodontic care being provided to patients oral and general health promotion which should highlight the control of common oral diseases such as caries at their various stages of progression and periodontal diseases.

Additionally, regular dental check-ups should be made mandatory at schools, colleges and workplaces and community field trips should be conducted in order that increase in oral health awareness can also discourage patients attitude waiting until acute symptoms develop.

According to our knowledge, no available studies investigated the prevalence of partial edentulism among patients in faculty of dentistry Cairo university. Therefore, this study wouldbe of valuable information to oral health planners for proposing strategies that will help dentalhealth care management in faculty of dentistry Cairo,

Description:

study will be conducted on Patients above age of 20 years irrespective of sex, race, socioeconomic status having partially edentulism in either or both the arches to detect incidence and occurence of partial edentlism then detect its prevalance

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 362
• Est. completion date: October 15, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: October 15, 2022
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Study population who satisfied following criteria were included in the study:

1. Patients above age of 20 years irrespective of sex, race, socioeconomic status having partially edentulism in either or both the arches

2. Individuals who are willing and cooperative for study

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Completely edentulous patients,

2. patients with teeth extracted for orthodontic purpose

3. Patients with an only missing third molar, un erupted or congenitally missing teeth, root tips,and loose teeth that were indicated for extraction were not included in the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Partial-edentulism

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

References & Publications (1)

1.Muneeb, A., Khan, B. M., & Jamil, B. (2013). Causes and pattern of partial edentulism/exodontia and its association with age and gender: semi rural population, Baqai Dental college, Karachi, Pakistan. International Dental Journal of students research, 1, 13-18. 2.Sapkota, B., Adhikari, B., & Upadhaya, C. (2013). A Study of Assessment of Partial edentulous patients based on Kennedy's classification at Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu University Hospital. Kathmandu University Medical Journal, 11(4), 325-327. 3. Bharathi, M., Babu, K. R., Reddy, G., Gupta, N., Misuriya, A., & Vinod, V. (2014). Partial Edentulism based on Kennedy's classifcation: an epidemiological study. The journal of contemporary dental practice, 15(2), 229- 231. 4. Madhankumar, S., Mohamed, K., Natarajan, S., Kumar, V. A., Athiban, I., & Padmanabhan, T. V. (2015). Prevalence of partial edentulousness among the patients reporting to the Department of Prosthodontics Sri Ramachandra University Chennai, India: An epidemiological study. Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 7(Suppl 2), S643. 5. Nayyer, M., Khan, D. A., Gul, H., Aslam, A., Khan, N. B., & Aslam, F. (2020). Patterns of partial edentulism according to kennedy's classification-a cross sectional study. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 70(Suppl-1), S87-90. 6. World Health Organization. Oral Health Surveys: Basic Methods, 4th ed. Geneva: WHO; 2014.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Different Kennedy classes	Prevalence of partial edentulism among patients of Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University	"through study completion, an average of 1 year"