El Paso Public Health Biorepository (EPB)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bacterial Disease; Oral Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03123705

E16076

Details and patient eligibility

About

The prevalence of tooth decay and other oral diseases are overlooked indicators of overall public health. To improve the understanding of oral health in El Paso, the City of El Paso Health Department will work with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso to determine factors that contribute to poor oral health, and lead to cavities and periodontitis. The team will collect saliva from children and young adults to study oral infections, markers of inflammation, and other contributors to oral illnesses in Mexican-American individuals.

Full description

As per summary above.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 21 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals seen at the City of El Paso dental or pediatric clinics ages 10-21
• Healthy children and patients that are likely to be seen in the clinics within the predetermined follow-up time of 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Patients under 10 years of age and over 21 years of age.