Incidence of Caries in Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco

NCT02767050 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PMVIDS&RC/IEC/OMR/PR/0046-15
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 613
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The following observational study evaluates incidence of caries in smoking and smokeless tobacco based on habit history by clinical examination and DMFT index.

Conditions

DENTAL CARIES

Keywords

DENTAL CARIES; TOBACCO USERS; SMOKERS; SMOKELESS TOBACCO CHEWERS

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dental caries in smoking and smokeless tobacco chewers is determined by proper clinical examination of caries and is scored by DMFT index in both smoking and smokeless tobacco chewers separately and measured.

  5-6 MONTHS

Study Arms (3)

GROUP 1: CONTROL GROUPS

Patients with no habit history of tobacco are included in group 1.

GROUP 2: SMOKING TOBACCO

Patients with a history of tobacco consumption in the form of smoking.

GROUP 3: SMOKELESS TOBACCO

Patients with a history of tobacco consumption in the form of chewing.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients attending Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre having tobacco chewing and smoking habits without fluorosis would be included in the study after their informed consent. DMFT index is scored for 613 patient of both the genders, visiting OPD of oral medicine and radiology after the clinical diagnosis of caries along with radiographs. The clinical scores are recorded along with investigations and a proforma would include the habit with duration, frequency, area of placement and form of tobacco intake.

You may qualify if:

• Patients who are willing for the study.
• A positive history of dental caries in smokers and smokeless tobacco.
• Patients with caries not under any treatment of the same.

You may not qualify if:

• Unwilling patients who do not want to be a part of the study.
• Patient with fluorosis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre: lead

Study Sites (1)

Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences

Hyderabad, Telangana, 500060, India

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Vellappally S, Jacob V, Smejkalova J, Shriharsha P, Kumar V, Fiala Z. Tobacco habits and oral health status in selected Indian population. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2008 Jun;16(2):77-84. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3448.

  PMID: 18661810 RESULT

• Vellappally S, Fiala Z, Smejkalova J, Jacob V, Shriharsha P. Influence of tobacco use in dental caries development. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2007 Sep;15(3):116-21. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3431.

  PMID: 17958204 RESULT

• Rooban T, Vidya K, Joshua E, Rao A, Ranganathan S, Rao UK, Ranganathan K. Tooth decay in alcohol and tobacco abusers. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2011 Jan;15(1):14-21. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.80032.

  PMID: 21731272 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries; Tobacco Use

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Behavior

Study Officials

• NALLAN CHAITANYA, MDS

  Panineeya Mahavidhyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2016
• First Posted: May 10, 2016
• Study Start: December 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: February 1, 2016
• Last Updated: May 11, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IN (1)