Prevention Management Model for Early Childhood Caries (MAYA Project)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2005-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether dental disease patterns and transmissable bacteria that are known to cause a severe form of dental decay in young children can be reduced or eliminated by treating mothers and their young infants early on with Chlorhexidine and fluoride varnish applications, respectively as part of a comprehensive Prevention Management Model.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
• Collaborators: San Diego State University; San Ysidro Health Center; University of California, San Diego
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Fluorides; Fluorides, Topical

Criteria

"Inclusion Criteria"

• Some evidence of geographic stability in South San Diego Bay Area

• Planning on remaining in area approximately 3 years after birth of child

• Must be able to provide consent in English or Spanish

• Must be registered patients at San Ysidro Health Center in the prenatal program

• Must be experiencing a normal pregnancy

"Exclusion Criteria"

• Diabetes, anemia, placenta previa, seizure disorders, GDM, evidence of chromosomal disorders, Polyhydramnios, Thrombophlebitis, or RH-negative status

• Vaginal bleeding, premature uterine contractions, viral or bacterial infections, diabetes, pregnant with twins or multiple births expected

• Previous pregnancy complications where hospitalization was required