Epidemiological Profile of Children With Early Caries.

NCT04195607 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: RNI_2018_972019-A00827-50
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 298
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to determine the different profiles of patients with early caries consulting at the Lille CHU and to analyse the characteristics associated with the severity of the pathology. The data will be collected using a simple clinical examination of the child and a survey of the parent using a questionnaire. The typology of patients with early caries will be analysed according to the predefined variables collected using the questionnaire via a main component analysis in order to study the links between these variables. At the same time, a hierarchical classification analysis will be carried out to study the existence of homogeneous sub-groups of individuals in regard to the early caries. These sub-groups will be described

Conditions

Dental Caries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (14)

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Socio-demographic characteristics : country of birth of child, age of mother, country of birth of mother, level of education of mother (INSEE classification), occupation of mother (INSEE classification), maternal employment status (INSEE classification) , father's age, father's country of birth, father's educational level (INSEE classification), father's occupation (INSEE classification), father's work status (INSEE classification), number of children, number of people in same home, sibling rank with cavities, , distance between home and hospital.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Parents' dental health knowledge : success score on a series of 7 questions about Oral Health Knowledge.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Parental self-efficacy in dental health : evaluating the feeling of self-efficacy using a pass score on a series of 10 oral health questions.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  dental health behaviours of parents : success score on a series of 7 questions about oral health knowledge.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Insurance, use, cost of care and modalities/use of pediatric dental care : social assistance, history of dental consultations in cities, number of practitioners consulted, difficulties in finding appropriate dental care for children, reason for consultation, renunciation of dental care for parent or child and reason, type of health coverage, cost of care.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Locus of control in parental dental health : assessment using a simple question: "do you think you are personally responsible for the presence of caries in your child".

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Perceived importance of dental health behaviours among parents : evaluating the perceived importance of health behaviors using a score on a series of 14 oral health questions.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Parents' dental health beliefs : evaluating the parents' dental health beliefs using a score on a series of 17 oral health questions.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Distress of parents : evaluation using a series of 6 questions

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Chronic stress of parents : evaluation using a series of 2 questions.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Social support : "how many people around you can count on when needed".

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Discrimination perceived by parents : evaluation using a response score to the 7 questions asked.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Health literacy : evaluated using a single-question answer.

  at day one

• Evaluation of the image that parents have of dental health and carious disease

  Alcohol use among parents : evaluated using a three-question answer on frequency of alcohol consumption and quantity.

  at day one

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• frequency of patients with severe early caries in patients with early caries.

  at day one

• Caries severity will be defined by the Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC)

  at day one

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 1 Year - 6 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

children with early caries who consult at the CHU in Lille.

You may qualify if:

• be a child under the age of 6,
• having been diagnosed with early caries
• be accompanied by at least one parent (the mother or father).
• be affiliated to a social security

You may not qualify if:

• be a child over the age of 6

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Lille: lead

Study Sites (1)

Service d'Odontologie CHU

Lille, 59000, France

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Craquelin M, Trentesaux T, Delfosse C, Duhamel C, Matteucci R, Nonclercq S, Duhr A, Leblanc A, Behal H, Tiertant E, Lombrail P, Azogui-Levy S, Marquillier T. Family profiles in relation to early childhood caries: a cross-sectional study in France. BMJ Open. 2025 Jun 26;15(6):e100286. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100286.

  PMID: 40578875 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Thomas Marquillier, DDS

  University Hospital, Lille

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2019
• First Posted: December 12, 2019
• Study Start: November 19, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 14, 2023
• Study Completion: December 14, 2023
• Last Updated: December 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

FR (1)