K11.7
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients over 50 years of age who come to the Cologne Dental Clinic as part of the student courses are examined according to the usual procedure. This includes a review of a detailed dental e
Sponsors
Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie Uniklink Zahn
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients receiving dental care at the student classes of the policlinics of periodontology and operative dentistry, University hospital of Cologne
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The anticholinergic burden is determined on the basis of the medication taken with the ACB index for German-language medications (Kiesel et al.). Detailed dental findings as well as subjective dry mouth using VAS scales and objective saliva measurement. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relationship between anticholinergic drug exposure with xerostomia (XVAS) and unstimulated salivary secretion (USFR) in this population and whether increasing age can serve as an influencing variable. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactGreta Barbe
Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie Uniklinik Köln
Outcome results
None listed