Effect of Passive Smoking on Orofacial Dysfunction Among a Group of Egyptian Children: A Cohort Study (ACU222)

Ahram Canadian University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Orofacial Dysfunction; Smoking

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Nordic Orofacial Test-Screen (NOT-S)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05678153

ACU 222

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the orofacial dysfunction in children who are subjected to passive smoking and to correlate its results to their saliva cotinine levels

Full description

The participants will be recruited from the pedodontics outpatient clinic in the, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Ahram Canadian University, Egypt. The aim and the steps of the study will be explained to the guardian.

After obtaining the informed consent, the investigator will fill an administrative questionnaire, which includes parents and child's personal data, medical and dental history, a question inquiring if one of the parents smokes in the house, the frequency of smoking, smoking type, and number of cigarettes (if present).

Then, the examination of orofacial dysfunction will be evaluated by the investigator, using Nordic Orofacial Test - screen (NOT-S)

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 7 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children who are free from any systematic disease, or genetic disorders that
• Children whose families accept to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

• Children whose parents quit smoking after the child was born.

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups

passive smokers children group (study group)

Description:

children whose parents reported having one or more family members smokes indoors in the presence of the child

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Nordic Orofacial Test-Screen (NOT-S)

non-passive smokers children group (control group)

Description:

children whose parents reported not to have one or more family members smokes indoors in the presence of the child

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Nordic Orofacial Test-Screen (NOT-S)