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CompletedNCT05132010Updated Sep 19, 2024

Prevalence of Gummy Smile and Its Causes Among the Egyptian Population.

An observational study in Gummy Smile, sponsored by Cairo University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-19.

Sponsored by Cairo University · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
444
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

prevalence of gummy smile among the Egyptian population

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prevalence of gummy smile among Egyptian population in patients attending the kasr el aini hospital

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Conditions studied

  • Gummy Smile
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In context

Lead sponsor

Cairo University is the lead sponsor of 4,780 studies on the registry; 1,427 are open to participants now.

Of its 36 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (14%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Egyptian population

Inclusion criteria

  • patients attending El kasr el Aini hospital at the department of periodontology.
  • patients whose above 18 years old of both genders
  • patients consulting the outpatient clinic
  • provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • less than 18 years old
  • patients having problems opening their mouth or undergoing inter maxillary fixation where oral examination will not be possible
  • patients diagnosed with psychiatric problems or intoxicated with alcohol or drugs
  • patients with gingival hyperplasia
  • patients with extracted maxillary anterior teeth
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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
444 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. prevalence of gummy smile

    To detect the prevalence of gummy smile among Egyptian population

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. determining associated risk factors and classifying them onto further sub analytical groups

    all the causes prevalence within the sample will be calculated

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Faculty of dentistry , Cairo university
    Giza, 0020, Egypt
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 19, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05132010
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Responsible party
ahmed mostafa ahmed abo el soud (resident at department of periodontology, Facult of Dentstry , Cairo university, Cairo University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 23, 2021
Start date
Dec 10, 2020
Primary completion
Jul 10, 2024
Completion
Jul 10, 2024
Last update
Sep 19, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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