The presence of non-functional white blood cells in the mouth of edentulous subjects wearing full dentures
Completed
- Conditions
- Edentulous subjects wearing full dentures for a minimum period of 1 year.Oral Health
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13234871
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
edentulous for a minimum period of 1 year wearing a full denture OR dentate subjects with a minimum of 20 teeth.
Exclusion Criteria
conditions that are known to systemically affect the neutrophil functionality (such as Diabetes, hematological disorders, recent illness, allergies). Furthermore, antbiotics use, pregnancy, removal partial dentures, night guards, orthodontic banding, oral piercings, oral lesions were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method