Composition of Functional Tooth Units and Nutrient Intake in Older Men

Associations Between the Composition of Functional Tooth Units and Nutrient Intake in Older Men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03295435

Acronym

CHAMP

Enrollment

781

Registered

2017-09-27

Start date

2014-08-05

Completion date

2016-07-13

Last updated

2017-09-27

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Conditions

Dietary Assessment of Older Men, Oral Health of Older Men

Keywords

Diet, Oral Health, Nutrition, Dentition

Brief summary

Various definitions of poor dentition in older adults has been linked with inadequate intake of nutrients and poor diet quality. This study aims to look at the associations between poor dentition as defined by the composition of functional tooth units, and dietary intake of nutrients in community dwelling older men.

Detailed description

Poor dentition, defined by numbers of teeth, functional tooth units or edentulism has been previously shown to be associated with poor intakes of nutrients in older adults, including but not limited to vitamin C, calcium, fibre, protein, zinc and folate. Similar findings have been found when poor dentition is defined by the presence of a prosthesis. Reasons for this inverse relationship include poor denture quality, reduced chewing capacity, or the inadequacy of prosthesis to replace natural teeth. However limited studies have looked at how the composition (natural verses prosthetic) of functional tooth units is associated with nutrient intake. A cross sectional analysis of a cohort of male older adults, participating in an ongoing longitudinal study, was conducted to investigate nutrition and oral health associations, including the relationship between the composition of functional tooth units and nutrient intake.

Interventions

OTHERComposition of functional tooth units

Composition of functional tooth units measured by trained oral health therapists and was categorised into 3 groups: Group A: Natural units only Group B: Natural & Prosthetic units present Group C: No natural units present

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

78 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

* Moved inter or intrastate (moved out of study area) * Death * Refused to participate * previously withdrawn

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dietary intake of nutrients	45 minute interview on 1 day (cross-sectional).	A diet history was performed, and data entered into a database which provided daily average nutrient intakes.

Countries

Australia

Outcome results

None listed

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