Sixth German Oral Health Study - Modules 5.2/6.1

Sixth German Oral Health Study - Modules 5.2/6.1 - DMS 6 (5.2/6.1)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00028701

Enrollment

4500

Registered

2022-04-27

Start date

2022-10-04

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

K05 K02

Interventions

Group 1: Intraoral examination and sociological survey Field time: October 2022 - September 2023 Cross-sectional questions 1 What are the current prevalences of oral diseases? 2. What are the assoc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 82 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Module 6.1: - The target person is registered in one of the randomly selected sample points. - The target person is born in the years o 2010 (12-year-olds) OR o 1978-1987 (35- to 44-year-olds) OR o 1948-1957 (65- to 74-year-olds) - The written declaration of consent of the custodians of the target person and the target person is available. Module 5.2: - The target person participated in the DMS V (predecessor study 2014) and has been included in the panel of the DMS V has been. - The written declaration of consent of the custodians of the target person and the target person is available.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - The target person or his/her guardians do not have sufficient knowledge of German to participate in the study. - Legal requirements.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Target variables: Caries (prevalence and extent) Periodontitis (staging and grading) edentulism (prevalence) Cross-sectional questions 1. What are the current prevalences of oral diseases? 2. What are the associations between oral health and other subject characteristics? Trend question 3. What is the trend in oral health in Germany from 1989 to 2023? Longitudinal question 4. How do oral diseases change over the course of life? 5. Which subject characteristics influence the development of oral (new) diseases and the progression of these diseases?	—

Measure

Time frame

Target variables: Caries (prevalence and extent) Periodontitis (staging and grading) edentulism (prevalence) Cross-sectional questions 1. What are the current prevalences of oral diseases? 2. What are the associations between oral health and other subject characteristics? Trend question 3. What is the trend in oral health in Germany from 1989 to 2023? Longitudinal question 4. How do oral diseases change over the course of life? 5. Which subject characteristics influence the development of oral (new) diseases and the progression of these diseases?

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
other oral diseases	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactA. Rainer Jordan

Institut der Deutschen Zahnärzte

dms6@idz.institute0221400114142

Outcome results

None listed

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