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Identifying risk factors for dental erosion - is salivary enzyme activity abiomarker?

Conditions
Erosion of teeth
K03.2
Registration Number
DRKS00005191
Lead Sponsor
Medizinische Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und KieferheilkundePoliklinik für Zahnerhaltungskunde und Präventive Zahnheilkunde
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting withdrawn before recruiting started
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

age of consent; informed written consent; Groups suffering from erosion: BEWE score of at least 2 in at least two sextants

Exclusion Criteria

cavitated carious lesions; insufficient fillings reaching the dentine; deep and inflamed periodontal pockets (= 4 mm with bleeding); other serious inflammatory processes in the oral cavity; allergy against the used dental materials

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Activity of oral proteolytic enzymes (pepsin, trypsin, salivary collagenases,<br>general proteolytic activity); correlation of activity with type of acid and with<br>occurence of erosion
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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