Questionnaire Regarding the Effect of Wearing Face Masks on Oral Health

Halitosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Questionnaire Regarding the Effect of Wearing Face Masks on Oral Health

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04632004
• Other study ID #: FaceMasks-OralHealth
• Secondary ID: 28/10/20
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 20, 2020
• Est. completion date: June 28, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: University of Göttingen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 3750
• Est. completion date: June 28, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 28, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients, visitors, and staff members of the University Medical Center Goettingen

Exclusion Criteria:

• N/A

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dry Mouth
• Halitosis

Intervention

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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	University Medical Center Goettingen, Dept. of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology	Göttingen	Lower Saxony

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Göttingen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

References & Publications (4)

Farronato M, Boccalari E, Del Rosso E, Lanteri V, Mulder R, Maspero C. A Scoping Review of Respirator Literature and a Survey among Dental Professionals. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 17;17(16):5968. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165968. — View Citation

Kanzow P, Dylla V, Mahler AM, Hrasky V, Rodig T, Barre F, Scheithauer S, Wiegand A. COVID-19 Pandemic: Effect of Different Face Masks on Self-Perceived Dry Mouth and Halitosis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 31;18(17):9180. doi: 10.3390/ijerph1 — View Citation

Rebmann T, Carrico R, Wang J. Physiologic and other effects and compliance with long-term respirator use among medical intensive care unit nurses. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Dec;41(12):1218-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.017. Epub 2013 Jun 12. — View Citation

Shenal BV, Radonovich LJ Jr, Cheng J, Hodgson M, Bender BS. Discomfort and exertion associated with prolonged wear of respiratory protection in a health care setting. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012;9(1):59-64. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2012.635133. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-perceived dry mouth	Questionnaire items based on the shortened Xerostomia Inventory	During the 1 day of questionnaire survey
Primary	Self-perceived halitosis	Questionnaire items	During the 1 day of questionnaire survey