Chewing Problem, Dementia, Oral Hygiene
Conditions
Keywords
oral health, bite force, chewing efficiency, dementia, elderly, aged
Brief summary
Study aims: The primary aim is to identify influencing variables on oral hygiene / oral health and bite force in patients with dementia.
Interventions
PROCEDUREOral Health
* test group will receive an dental hygiene program for one year * control group will remain with dental hygiene regime like done before study participation (maximum of two dental hygiene Treatments per year)
PROCEDUREBite Force
* test group will receive physiotherapy with the aim of increasing muscle strength in chewing muscles for 3 months * control group will remain without such training
Sponsors
University of Zurich
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* \> 59 years * no acute processes being present * no known cranio-mandibular dysorder (CMD) or finding of any CMD during study participation * non or Maximum of one dental hygiene treatment in the last 12 months
Exclusion criteria
* younger than 60 years * acute processes in the oral-facial Region * known CDM case * more than one dental hygiene treatment in the last 12 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Health (dental examination) | 1 year | Decayed, Missing, Filled - Index (dmf/t) |
| Chewing function I (examination with force gauge meter) | 1 year | Bite Force (Bite Force Meter in Newton) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition I (questionnaire/ assessment of nutritional state) | 1 year | Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) (Malnutrition present? yes/no/at risk) |
| Nutrition II (examination for weight and body-size) | 1 year | Body Mass Index (BMI) (normal weight / under-weight / over-weight) |
| Chewing function II (two-coloured chewing gum to test efficacy) | 1 year | Chewing Efficacy (chew two-coloured chewing gum 20 times, visual and optoelectronic evaluation) |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Primary ContactJulia Kunze, Dr.
Outcome results
None listed