lingual exercise and oral health

Effects of lingual exercises on oral muscle strength and salivary flow rate in elderly adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0004791

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-04

Start date

2019-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-03-23

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(lingual exercise) : 1. THS (Tongue holding swallowing) group The participants in the THS group perform lingual exercises three sessions per day, three days per week for 8 weeks. 1). swallow sal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 65 years old and older 2. have no problems with communication 3. can read Korean

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. people with speech disorder 2. history of tongue cancer 3. history of Sjogren’s syndrome

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
oral muscle strength;salivary flow rate;subjective oral health scores (Oral Health Impact Profile-14, OHIP-14)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination for dementia screening (MMSE-DS);oral health behavior characteristics (tooth brusihng, tongu cleaning, tooth pick, dental scailing)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYoon Young Choi

Shinhan University

Outcome results