Examination of taste perception and body perception due to fixed and removable dentures and their influence on quality of life

Examination of taste perception and body perception due to fixed and removable dentures and their influence on quality of life - Taste perception and dentures - GEZE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034869

Enrollment

222

Registered

2024-09-18

Start date

2024-09-30

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

R43.8

Interventions

Group 1: Test persons with dentures Group 2: Test persons with healthy unrestored teeth

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Patients with dental restorations -Patients with healthy unrestored teeth

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Acute dental disease -Current dental treatment -Drug abuse and heavy smokers (>10 cigarettes/day) and alcoholics -Uncontrolled diabetes -Severe chronic general illness (cancer, liver cirrhosis, severe high blood pressure) -Infectious diseases (e.g. hepatitis A, B, C, HIV, tuberculosis) -Permanent medication with active ingredients that can impair the sense of taste or reduce salivation -Diseases of the salivary glands

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome measure is the determination of differences in taste perception with integrated dentures compared to subjects with healthy unrestored teeth. The test uses paper strips (TasteStrips) with the flavors sweet, sour, salty and bitter in 4 different flavor intensities and up to two strips without flavor in randomized order. The test subjects indicate the flavor and the flavor intensity on a visual analog scale (VAS).	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary outcome measure is the determination of differences in taste perception with integrated dentures compared to subjects with healthy unrestored teeth. The test uses paper strips (TasteStrips) with the flavors sweet, sour, salty and bitter in 4 different flavor intensities and up to two strips without flavor in randomized order. The test subjects indicate the flavor and the flavor intensity on a visual analog scale (VAS).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary objectives are body perception (MAIA questionnaire on interoceptive perception), oral health-related quality of life (OHIP49-G questionnaire), influence of oral hygiene and an analysis of the type of dentures	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCornelia Herbert

Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik, Abt. Angewandte Emotions- und Motivationspsychologie, Universität Ulm

cornelia.herbert@uni-ulm.de+49 731 50 32851

Outcome results

None listed

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