Status:
COMPLETED
Domiciliary Professional Oral Care for Dependent Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Conditions:
Dental Caries of Root Surface
Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Keep brushing your teeth, twice a day, during life for healthy teeth and body. Not brushing your teeth regularly and well, may have a devastating effect on your teeth and your general health. The teet...
Detailed Description
Care dependent older adults living in nursing homes have high rates of untreated root caries lesions (RCLs). RCLs, if left untreated could lead to pain, tooth loss, difficulties eating, and impacts on...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Home-living older adults
- Age ≥65
- Eligible for subsidized dental care for those with in-home care
- Accepted oral health assessment by dental hygienists
- Non-smokers
- Ability to cooperate during oral assessment for 5-10 minutes
- At least one natural tooth
- Understand and able to communicate in Swedish.
- Additionally: For oral microbiota, grade 1-2 according to mirror slide friction test.
Exclusion
- Edentulousness
- Full dentures
- Cognitive limitations that is an obstacle for cooperation
- Malignancies and/or immunosuppressive diseases
- Coagulation defects.
- Anticoagulants are registered but not as an exclusion criterion.
- Moving or planned to move to a nursing home
- For oral microbiota: grade 3 according to mirror slide friction test
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 6 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 4 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
194 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05335239
Start Date
December 6 2021
End Date
April 4 2024
Last Update
December 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Karolinska institute
Huddinge, Sweden, 114 41