Prevalence of Dental Caries in Patients With Dental Crowding

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Caries

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06438926

Caries with dental crowding

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dental crowding causes limited access for the toothbrush, and the natural cleansing effect of the teeth by the tongue and saliva is also limited. This malposition allows for prolonged food accumulation, bacterial and plaque retention, which are important factors for the initiation and progression of dental caries.

Full description

Dental crowding causes limited access for the toothbrush, and the natural cleansing effect of the teeth by the tongue and saliva is also limited. This malposition allows for prolonged food accumulation, bacterial and plaque retention, which are important factors for the initiation and progression of dental caries .

According to the World Health Organization, the main dental problems should be subjected to periodic epidemiological surveys. Knowledge of a population's epidemiological situation is vital for planning and providing prevention and treatment services .

However, only few studies investigated the correlation between caries and crowding.Yet, their findings were inconsistent and still contradictory.

Previous systematic review concluded that there is no reliable evidence regarding the association between dental caries and crowding and further studies with adequate sample size are required. Another systematic review found an association between caries and crowding but only in the adolescent group .

As caries is a preventable disease, improving the understanding of this possible association would be beneficial for dental practitioners, public health policy makers and the general population as it will help in the application of medical model.

This Cross-sectional study can detect one of predictors of dental caries early as crowding so the dentists can prohibit future carious lesions & help in caries prevention through orthodontic treatment & proper oral hygiene measures.

Enrollment: 325 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Young adults range from 12-30 years.
• Females or Males.
• Anterior dental crowding.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
• Patients who have any missing anterior teeth.
• Patients who have any physical or mental disabilities.