Dentine hypersensitivity Tooth wear Recession Clinical loss of attachment Oral hygiene habits Dietary habits Oral Health Dentine hypersensitivity, tooth wear, recession, clinical loss of attachment, oral hygiene habits, dietary habits
Conditions
Interventions
To complete the study, the participants will need to attend the study site for 1 visit only. This appointment will last approximately 30 minutes and will comprise of informed consent, eligibility, com
Sponsors
University of Bristol
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy participants of either gender who are attending a general dental practice for an appointment with a dental professional 2. Aged 18 years or over 3. Understand and are willing, able and likely to comply with all study procedures and restrictions 4. Accept the form of the study and sign a declaration of informed consent 5. In good health (see exclusion criteria below) 6. Have a minimum of 10 teeth not including implants or teeth with crowns or bridges
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Incapable of responding to the questions 2. Immediate employee of the sponsor or the research team conducting the study. Employees of the Sponsor or research site not associated with the research team are eligible to participate. 3. Women known to be pregnant 4. Currently using maxillary or mandibular orthodontic appliances 5. Used analgesic (pain relieving) drugs or had used a topical analgesic in the preceding 24 hours 6. Required antibiotic cover (following infectious endocarditis, using prosthetic cardiac valves) 7. Having pathology – haemophilia, using anti-coagulants (including plaque anti-aggregants) 8. Anyone who in the investigators opinion is not suitable to take part in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the prevalence of recession, tooth wear and dentine hypersensitivity and the risk factors associated with these conditions in adults aged 18 and over, attending general dental practices in 7 European countries. To do so, the following factors will be assessed at the study visit: 1. Clinical data about tooth wear, evaluated using the BEWE Index on an ordinal scale ranging from 0 to 3 2. Clinical data about tooth sensitivity, evaluated using the: 2.1. Schiff index (ordinal scale, 0 to 3) 2.2. Hypersensitivity index (binary, 0 = no, 1=yes on stimulus) 3. Clinical data about the health of the gums, evaluated using: 3.1. Periodontal Screening and Recording (PSR/BPE) 3.2. Recording periodontal conditional from a clinical perspective as ‘healthy / gingivitis / periodontitis / treated periodontitis’ 3.3. Largest recession defect (mm) buccally and palatally/lingually 3.4. Depth of periodontal pocket at site of recession defect (mm) (recorded mid-buccal/palatal if no recession present) 3.5. Presence or absence of bleeding gums 3.6. um phenotype evaluated as thin or thick 4. Clinical data on cervical localisation of tooth wear and recession, measured using an index scored from 0 to 3. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following are assessed at the end of the study by a statistical analysis of all data collected: 1. Changes in prevalence and risk factors between the two studies (this study and Escarcel 2011 study) for the 18-36 age group 2. Changes in prevalence and risk factors between 18-35 cohort in Escarcel 2011 study and 25-42 cohort in this study 3. Relationship between patient perception of their oral health and dentition and the dentist recorded clinical indices 4. Relationship between risk factors and the prevalence of each of the three conditions under study across all countries and per country 5. Impact of dentine hypersensitivity on quality of life | — |
Countries
England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed