Health Condition 1: null- Completely edentulous patients Health Condition 2: K069- Disorder of gingiva and edentulousalveolar ridge, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Calcium and Vitamin D supplements: Calcium and Vitamin D Oral Tablets (COXCAL-500) containing 500mg elemental Calcium and 250 I.U. Vitamin D3- twice daily for a total duration of 1 yea
Sponsors
Indian Council of Medical Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Non-smoking and non-alcohol drinking completely edentulous patients aged 60 years or above, who are not under medication for any oral, metabolic, skeletal, renal or endocrine disease or previous Calcium and/or Vitamin D supplementation. 2. All patients must have been edentulous for more than 1 year as the size of the residual ridge is reduced most rapidly in the first six months, which gradually decreases to a steady rate. 3. Class I and 2 edentulous subject with moderate alveolar ridge atrophy. (2) 4. Subjects with a philosophical mind set (MM House classification) as such patients recognize their responsibility of being an active partner in the treatment. They would probably be more compliant with recall appointments and denture wearing instructions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having smoking and/or alcohol drinking habit. 2. Patients on previous Calcium or Vitamin D supplements. 3. Previous denture wearers. 4. Mild or severely resorbed alveolar ridges, or ridges having a class II / III ridge relation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A positive outcome would be indicated by a decreased mean RRR (in mm) for the calcium and vitamin D supplementation group compared to the no supplementation group after 1 year, as measured on the CT scan.Timepoint: A positive outcome would be indicated by a decreased mean RRR (in mm) for the calcium and vitamin D supplementation group compared to the no supplementation group after 1 year, as measured on the CT scan. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a record of residual ridge dimension and RRR in Indian patients (in mm) for the first time.Timepoint: 3 YEARS | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Saumyendra V singh
Department of Prosthodontics, FODS, King Georges Medical University, Chowk, Lucknow
Outcome results
None listed