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Hunger and stress linked to Kids' fear of dentist

NCT ID NCT04186689

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: dina darwish Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at 109 children aged 3-13 and their mothers to see if food insecurity and maternal stress affect how kids behave at the dentist. Mothers filled out questionnaires about food access and stress, while dentists rated the child's cooperation. The goal is to find ways to help children who may struggle with dental visits due to these challenges.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the findings show a clear link, this could help dentists identify at-risk children early and offer better support.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all families.

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Study facts

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Participants

109 people

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Started

Feb 2021

Finished

Feb 2022

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

study populations are healthy children (3-13 years old) having at least one tooth needs dental treatment, accompanied by their mothers on their first dental visit and whose mothers signed an informed consent were eligible to participate in the study. children were enrolled only if they had at least one carious tooth with ICDAS detection code for coronal caries ranging from 3 to 5. Children with mental, communicative or developmental disabilities were excluded.

Ages

36 months to 13 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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* Healthy children (3-13 years old) having at least one tooth needs dental treatment * Accompanied by their mothers on their first dental visit * whose mothers signed an informed consent children were enrolled only if they had at least one carious tooth with ICDAS for coronal caries ranging from 3 to 5.

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Child dental behavior Food insecurity Maternal psychological distress

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Faculty of Dentistry- Ain Shams University

    Cairo, Egypt

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