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Oral Hygiene Care and Microflora in Elderly Residents

NCT02627469 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2018-08-13

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Summary

Objective: The effect of weekly professional oral care on the composition of the oral flora in dentate, dependent elderly residents was followed during a 12-month period.

Background: Long-term, regular professional oral hygiene care reduces the total number of microorganisms and oral disease-related microorganisms. Less is known about the effect on the quality/composition of the remaining oral flora.

Materials and methods: Thirty-three subjects were included in the study group and 35 in the control group. Dental status, presence of supragingival-plaque, labial minor gland secretion rate, and prescription medicines were recorded. Microbial samples, collected from supragingival plaque and the dorsum of the tongue, were analyzed using cultivation technique.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Extended professional oral hygiene care

Weekly professional oral hygiene performed by dental hygienists

DEVICE

Electric toothbrush (Oral-B Professional Care 7000)

Weekly professional oral hygiene performed by dental hygienists

DEVICE

1100 ppm sodium fluoride dentifrice (Zendium Classic)

Weekly professional oral hygiene performed by dental hygienists

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Inger Wårdh, Assoc prof · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

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