Effect of Tongue Pressure on Bacterial Count in Saliva of the Elderly

Effect of Tongue Pressure on Bacterial Count in Saliva of the Elderly - Tongue pressure and salivary bacterial count in the elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000045466

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-09-21

Start date

2021-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

elderly person

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly patients aged 65 years or older who visited Funahara Dental Clinic or received home treatment from the date of permission from the hospital director to December 31, 2021.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with poor comprehension. 2. Patients with neuromuscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, and ALS.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Tongue pressure Bacteria count in saliva	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSakiko Soutome

Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department of Oral Health

sakiko@nagasaki-u.ac.jp0958197698

Outcome results