Saliva and Dental Calculus in Handicapped People

The Relationship Between Saliva and Dental Calculus in a Population of Institutionalized Handicapped Persons

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00495989

Enrollment

100

Registered

2007-07-04

Start date

2007-06-30

Completion date

2008-09-30

Last updated

2021-07-07

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Conditions

Disabled Persons

Keywords

Handicapped individuals

Brief summary

This is an evaluation of potential differences in saliva composition and dental calculus composition between orally fed and tube fed individuals in an institutional environment.

Interventions

PROCEDUREsaliva sampling + dental calculus collection

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* handicapped (mentally and/or physically) persons in an institute * older than 5 years of age * both sexes * full medical records available

Exclusion criteria

* healthy individuals * disabled individuals not staying in an institution

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Saliva composition and dental calculus composition	—

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026