Developing evidence-based oral healthcare for older Irish adults
- Conditions
- oss of teethOral Health
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN26302774
- Lead Sponsor
- Health Research Board (Ireland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 130
In this study, the target population is older partially dentate patients living in Cork city and the surrounding areas in the southwest of Ireland.
1. Partially dentate patients aged 65 years and older
2. Who request treatment to replace missing teeth
3. A minimum of six sound natural teeth in at least one jaw which are suitable for fixed bridges
4.. No medical complications which contraindicate routine dental treatment (e.g., unstable angina; INR level > 4; high risk of infective endocarditis)
5. No evidence of dementia
6. Able to have dental treatment in a dental chair
7. Able to communicate in English
1. Less than six sound natural teeth remaining in at least one jaw
2. Medical complications which precluded routine dental care
3. Evidence of dementia
4. Inability to receive dental treatment in a dental chair
5. Inability to communicate in English
6. Unwilling to accept randomised treatment allocation
7. Unwilling to participate with questionnaires
8. Unwilling/unable to provide a haematological sample
9. Unwilling/unable to provide anthropometry measurements for Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
10. Unwilling to attend for follow-up appointments post treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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