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Questionnaire Regarding the Effect of Wearing Face Masks on Oral Health

NCT04632004 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3750

Last updated 2024-02-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks is recommended / mandatory to prevent infection. Patients and students have reported to experience limitations in their oral health-related quality of life, especially with regard to the occurrence of dry mouth and halitosis, while wearing face masks.

Scientific studies regarding the effects of face masks have so far focused exclusively on medical staff. Studies among the general population are not yet available, but are of interest as dry mouth is a risk factor for dental diseases (e.g., caries, erosion).

Therefore, the present study aims at performing a questionnaire survey regarding self-perceived dry mouth and halitosis and the use of face masks (type, wearing time).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Invitation to participate

Patients, visitors, and staff members of the University Medical Center Goettingen are invited to participate within our survey study. Study participation has no effect on any medical treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Göttingen

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-20
Primary Completion
2021-06-28
Completion
2021-06-28

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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