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This study aims to evaluate the association of masticatory efficiency with different conditions of the stomatognathic system (transitioning from primary to secondary dentition, dental caries, malocclusion, tooth loss, prosthodontic treatment) in the paediatric population. Also, to assess the correlation between masticatory efficiency and nutritional status. The study will be conducted on children between 3 and 14 years of age. Masticatory efficiency will be evaluated by the optical scanning method. Participants will chew a standardized silicone tablet controlled by the examiner for 20 masticatory strokes. By scanning the comminuted particles, data on each particle's size will be obtained. Enhanced masticatory performance is presented by a decrease in the chewed particle areas and an increase in the number of chewed particles.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Healthy | healthy complete dentition |
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| Dental caries | complete dentition with bilateral dental caries (ICDAS 4,5 or 6) |
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| Occlusal contacts | occlusal contacts are lost bilaterally due to extraction, changing dentition or orthodontic anomalies; no dental caries |
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| Dentures | patients with dentures, no caries and/or missing occlusal contacts on remaining teeth |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assesment of masticatory efficiency with optical scanning method | Other | Participants will chew a standardized silicone tablet controlled by the examiner for 20 masticatory strokes. By scanning the comminuted particles, data on each particle size will be obtained. Enhanced masticatory performance is presented by a decrease in the chewed particle areas and an increase in the number of chewed particles. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| level of masticatory efficiency in children | determining the masticator efficiency variable (mean area of chewed particles) with optical scanning method, data comparison between four groups | 2 years |
| masticatory efficiency and body mass index | determining the correlation of the masticatory efficiency variable (mean area of chewed particles determined by the optical scanning method) with body mass index (weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2) | 2 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| dental caries and masticatory efficiency | determining the correlation of the masticatory efficiency (mean area of chewed particles determined by the optical scanning method) with the number of dental caries | 2 years |
| occlusal contact and masticatory efficiency |
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Inclusion Criteria:
children of both genders aged 3 to 14, with:
signed informed consent by participant's parents
verbal consent of the children
Exclusion Criteria:
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Children of both genders aged 3 to 14, with: full healthy dentition, bilateral dental caries stage 4,5 or 6 by ICDAS criteria, reduced number of occlusal contacts, and dentures, that are coming to Department of Paediatric Dentistry of Dental Clinic of the Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka for examination and/or therapy.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odri Cicvaric, DMD | Contact | 0038551345636 | odri.cicvaric@fdmri.uniri.hr |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Odri Cicvaric, DMD | Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Rijeka | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka | Recruiting | Rijeka | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | 51000 | Croatia |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015992 | Body Mass Index |
| ID | Term |
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| D001837 | Body Weights and Measures |
| D001824 | Body Constitution |
| D010808 | Physical Examination |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
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| body mass index | Diagnostic Test | as an indication of nutritional status |
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determining the correlation of the masticatory efficiency (mean area of chewed particles determined by the optical scanning method) with the number of lost occlusal contacts |
| 2 years |
| Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Rijeka | Active, not recruiting | Rijeka | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | 51000 | Croatia |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D000886 | Anthropometry |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
| D001699 | Biometry |
| D015991 | Epidemiologic Measurements |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |