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Orofacial Functions and Masticatory Function in Children With Different Types of Deterioration in Oral Health
Led by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Updated on 2023-04-20
112
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
499 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Lead Sponsor
C
Centre de Recherche en Odontologie Clinique UR4847
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This project aims at studying the evolution of masticatory function (food bolus granulometry, masticatory behavior, muscle activity and masticatory performance) during oral rehabilitation, in children with different types of oral health impairment. Secondary objectives are to study the relationships between children masticatory function (food bolus granulometry, masticatory behavior, muscle activity and masticatory performance) and its evolution during oral rehabilitation, and: * their type of oral health alteration * their eating behaviors * their height and weight status During examination the following parameters are collected: * Various clinical indicators of oral health * The child's weight and height * Frequency and nature of orofacial dysfunctions * The oral health related quality of life of children and their families * Chewing tests are performed (chewing gum, natural food such as carrot, cereals, and cheese samples, samples of gelatins of different hardness) Examination and differents tests are performed every six months for a total of 5 years (per participant) The dental care procedures performed during the study were carried out in the usual way.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Orofacial Functions and Masticatory Function in Children With Different Types of Deterioration in Oral Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children aged 3 to 17 years attending the special dental care units at CHU Estaing or CH Guy Thomas
- Children and adolescents (6-17 years) who have given consent and whose legal guardians have consented
- Children aged 3-6 years with consent from legal guardians
- Affiliation with a Social Security system
- Includes children with multiple caries requiring full rehabilitation, orofacial dysmorphologies/malocclusions needing orthodontic or prosthetic treatment, dental abnormalities needing conservative, orthodontic, or prosthetic care, or healthy children attending bi-annual oral health check-ups
You will not qualify if you...
- Children classified as ASA III or IV by the American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Children unable to eat solid food due to severe neuromotor disorders
- Children unable to follow up due to geographical or organizational barriers, or in social placement
- Children over 18 years old
- Children aged 6-17 years who do not volunteer or cannot give consent
- Children whose legal guardians refuse participation or cannot give informed consent
- Children not affiliated with a Social Security system
- Pregnant or nursing teenagers
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
CHU clermont-ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Research Team
L
Lise Laclautre
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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