El Paso Public Health Biorepository

Completed

Conditions studied: Oral Disease, Bacterial Disease

In brief

The prevalence of tooth decay and other oral diseases are overlooked indicators of overall public health. To improve the understanding of oral health in El Paso, the City of El Paso Health Department will work with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso to determine factors that contribute to poor oral health, and lead to cavities and periodontitis. The team will collect saliva from children and young adults to study oral infections, markers of inflammation, and other contributors to oral illnesses in Mexican-American individuals.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03123705

Run by

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

People needed

90

Starts

2017-05-26

Expected to finish

2019-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-28

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Individuals seen at the City of El Paso dental or pediatric clinics ages 10-21
• Healthy children and patients that are likely to be seen in the clinics within the predetermined follow-up time of 6 months

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under 10 years of age and over 21 years of age.

Where it is running

• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso — El Paso, Texas, United States

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