A prospective observational study on the effect of oral function and feeding status on salivary bacterial counts in oral surgery patients

A prospective observational study on the effect of oral function and feeding status on salivary bacterial counts in oral surgery patients - Relationship between Oral Function and Eating Condition and Salivary Bacterial Counts in Oral Surgery Patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000048365

Enrollment

Registered

2022-07-20

Start date

2022-07-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Oral Surgical Disease

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who will undergo partial tongue resection or maxilla- and mandibulectomy under general anesthesia at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Nagasaki University Hospital. (including the first occurrence and recurrence of the disease). 2. Patients must be 20 years of age or older at the time of diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. patients managed with postoperative endotracheal intubation (both oral and nasal intubation and tracheostomy) 2. patients with no wound in the oral cavity (e.g., for neck dissection only) 3. patients who are able to take oral food the next day, such as those who have undergone a tooth extraction or a mandibular cystectomy. 4. patients with cognitive problems that prevent them from performing oral function tests. 5. patients who are allergic to chewing gummies.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pre- and postoperative bacterial counts in saliva	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSakiko Soutome

Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Department of Oral Health

sakiko@nagasaki-u.ac.jp+81958197698

Outcome results