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Prevalence and Risk Profile of Dental Erosion in Endurance Athletes

Prevalence and Risk Profile of Dental Erosion in Endurance Athletes

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00004951
Enrollment
100
Registered
2013-05-07
Start date
2012-09-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Oral Health K03.2

Interventions

Group 1: Testgroup endurance athletes: 1) Questionnaire (dental history) 2) Intraoral Examination 3) BEWE-Score 4) Saliva test 5) Standardized intraoral Photography Group 2: Controlgroup Non-Athletes

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Test group: - subjects are older than 18 years - written informed consent - German langage - subjects are practicing endurance training of more than 5 h per week - subjects do not have restrictions that prevent oral hygiene Control group: - subjects are older than 18 years - written informed consent - German langage - subjects are doing no sport activities or practicing training of less than 5 h per week - subjects do not have restrictions that prevent oral hygiene

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: testgroup: - adolescents below the age of 18 - no written informed consent - endurance training less than 5h/week - dentists or dental staff - subjects with disabilities that prevent oral hygiene - signs of neglected oral hygene - pregnancy - brest feeding controlgroup: - adolescents below the age of 18 - no wirtten informed consent - dentists or dental staff - subjects with disabilities that prevent oral hygiene - signs of neglected oral hygene - pregnancy - brest feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Prevalence of dental erosion in test and control group - Oral lokalisdation of dental erosion in test and control group -Saliva diagnostics (stimulated & unstimulated flow rate in mL/min)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Saliva Parameters in test and control group-(buffering capacity, pH)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCornelia Frese

Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltungskunde

cornelia.frese@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221 5639886

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026