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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/07/071496 [Registered on: 29/07/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 25/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   An observational study to assess the variations in attachment and morphology of maxillary labial frenum and its association with oral hygiene status in pediatric patients.  
Scientific Title of Study   Assessment of variation in morphology and attachment of maxillary labial frenum and its association with oral hygiene status in primary dentition-an observational study 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Tanvi S 
Designation  postgraduation 
Affiliation  The Oxford Dental College Bangalore 
Address  Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560068
India 
Phone  9591079864  
Fax    
Email  drtanvishashi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Kiran 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  The Oxford Dental College Bangalore 
Address  Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bengaluru.

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560068
India 
Phone  9731196369  
Fax    
Email  drkkiran@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Tanvi S 
Designation  postgraduation 
Affiliation  The Oxford Dental College Bangalore 
Address  Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560068
India 
Phone  9591079864  
Fax    
Email  drtanvishashi@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, Karnataka 560068 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  The Oxford Dental College 
Address  Hosur road, Bommanahalli, NH 44, Hongasandra, Bangalore 560068 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Private Dental College] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Kiran K  The Oxford Dental College   Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Room no. 8
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9731196369

drkkiran@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee The Oxford Dental College (IEC-TODC)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  No disease 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  2.00 Year(s)
Age To  6.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Cooperative children aged between 2-6 years having normal primary dentition with no or minimal crowding.
Children with both the primary maxillary central incisors present.
Children with maxillary labial frenum present. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Absence of maxillary labial frenum.
Children with any systemic illness and congenital/developmental defects.
History of trauma/injury in the premaxillary region.
Children with loss of primary maxillary anterior teeth following trauma.
Children under any medication known to affect the gingiva. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Prevalence of type of attachment and morphology of maxillary labial frenum.
Oral hygiene status of children. 
4 Weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Association of type of attachment & morphology of maxillary labial frenum with oral hygiene status  4 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="1030"
Sample Size from India="1030" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   06/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="4"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This study is an observational study where 1030 participants will be selected randomly and clinically examied on dental chair for maxillary labial frenum attachment  and its morphology by direct visual method under artificial light. Blanch test will be done to detect the high frenum attachment. And its association with oral hygiene status will be determined in each individual. 
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