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Last refreshed on: 14 March 2016
Main ID:  NCT02692625
Date of registration: 23/02/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: King Abdulaziz University
Public title: Consumption Effect of Probiotic Products on Salivary Cariogenic Bacterial Counts in Preschool Children.
Scientific title: Consumption Effect of Probiotic Products on Salivary Cariogenic Bacterial Counts in Preschool Children.
Date of first enrolment: January 2015
Target sample size: 160
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02692625
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Saudi Arabia
Contacts
Name:     Najlaa M Alamoudi, DSc
Address: 
Telephone: 6400000
Email: nalamoudi@kau.edu.sa
Affiliation: 
Name:     Najlaa M Alamoudi, BDS, MS, DS
Address: 
Telephone: +966 2 6401000
Email: nalamoudi2011@kau.edu.sa
Affiliation: 
Name:     Najlaa M Alamoudi, BDS, MS, DS
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  King Abdulaziz University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Healthy children having no history of any systemic conation, having full set of
primary dentition, having high counts of salivary mutants streptococci ( = 105 CFU ),
dft score = 3, with no history of recent antibiotics administration (At least one
month prior to the intervention) .

Exclusion Criteria:

- Disapproved consent, medically compromised children, children using topical fluoride
within the 4 weeks prior to baseline except the fluoride in the toothpaste, and
children using xylitol chewing gums.



Age minimum: 3 Years
Age maximum: 6 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Dental Caries
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: (L. reuteri Prodentis®).
Dietary Supplement: Placebo lozenges
Primary Outcome(s)
The salivary mutans streptococci and lactobacilli counts [Time Frame: 2 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Dental plaque accumulation. [Time Frame: 2 months]
Secondary ID(s)
KAUFD
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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