Improvements in oral functions of Korean elderly after simple oral exercise

To assess the ability of mastication targeting seniors who has low ability of ingestion and develop Korean standard about seniors masticating ability per phase.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0003305

Enrollment

200

Registered

2018-10-31

Start date

2017-05-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-03-23

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others : First trial: Intervention was a simple oral exercise(SOE). SOE included only exercises for mastication, salivation, and swallowing, which included lip stitching, tongue stretching, cheek stre

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. = 65 years of age 2. Individuals who can do physical activities 3. Good understanding of intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Edentulous individuals who did not wear dentures 2. Severe periodontal disease 3. Those who received dental treatment during the study period

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Masticatory performance (mixing ability index);Unstimulated saliva secretion;Swallowing function (repetitive saliva swallowing test);Occlusal force	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaire	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyo-Jung Kim

Yonsei University

Outcome results