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| The City of El Paso Department of Public Health | UNKNOWN |
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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.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Creation of saliva bio-repository | Saliva will be collected from dental patients to be stored for research | Through study completion, an average of 3 years |
| The study of oral bacteria | DNA of samples will be analyzed to determine if bacteria play a role in oral health | Through study completion, an average of 3 years |
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Male and female patients between the ages of 10-21.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Peter S Rotwein, M.D. | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso | El Paso | Texas | 79905 | United States |
De-identified information and tissue and body fluid samples will be made available to collaborating academic institutions through material transfer agreements.
Request for materials should be made after research observations are published in a peer reviewed journal.
Institutions studying disease processes in Hispanic populations
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| ID | Term |
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| D009059 | Mouth Diseases |
| D001424 | Bacterial Infections |
| ID | Term |
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| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D001423 | Bacterial Infections and Mycoses |
| D007239 | Infections |
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Saliva and blood samples; bacterial and human DNA will be stored