Alzheimers' disease, mastication, tooth loss, mental behavioural disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Chewing function of 15 elderly patients with Alzheimers disease will be assessed and these data compared to a control group of 15 elderly patients with the absence of any type of dementia.
The chewing
Other
Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - UNICAMP
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Fundação de amparo à pesquisa do estado de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Experimental group: elderly patients with mild Alzheimer's Disease, totaly or partially edentulous, removable prosthesis wearers. Control Group: elderly patients with the absence of any type of dementia, totaly or partially edentulous, removable prosthesis wearers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Experimental group: the presence of cognitive-behavioral disease different from Alzheimer's dementia, motor disturbances which make impossible appliying the tests, presence of signs and symptoms of bruxism. Control group: presence of any kind of dementia or cognitive behavioral disease, movement disorders which make impossible appliying the tests, presence of signs and symptoms of bruxism.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that the experimental group present values of masticatory performance inferior to the control group. The masticatory performance is expressed in the value of X50 and calculated by chewing food artificial test Optocal. Observe the size of the particles obtained after chewing, 40 chewing cycles being used.;It is expected that the treatment will enhance masticatory performance for both groups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCamila;Renata Campos;Rodrigues Garcia
Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - UNICAMP;Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - UNICAMP
Outcome results
None listed