Evaluation of Salivary Flow and Buffer Capacity Associated to Aged People's Oral Health

Oral Health Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of Salivary Flow and Buffer Capacity Associated to Aged People's Oral Health

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00651248
• Other study ID #: renatago
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 31, 2008
• Last updated: March 31, 2008
• Start date: September 2006
• Est. completion date: August 2007

Study information

• Verified date: March 2008
• Source: Academia Cearense de Odontologia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ministry of HealthBrazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the relation of the salivary flow and the buffer capacity of the saliva with medicine, buccal discomfort and auto-related illnesses in aged people.

Description:

Study clinical of prevalence. 68 aged, average 70.4 years, SD ± 7.27 represented institution's residents of long permanence. Questionnaire was applied, organizing the data for Software SPSS version 15. The test qui-square of Pearson was used, level of significance 5% and reliable interval 95%. 80% presented pH normal. The salivary Flow: 32.3% very low, 41.2% reduced and 25.5% normal. 30.9% mentioned dry mouth, 22.1% tasting's problems, 17.6% dysphagia and 14.7% burning mouth. Main systemic illnesses: 48.5% declared cardiovascular problems, 17.6% diabetes and 16.2% osteoporosis. 76.5% used medicine. There was a significance statistic between medicine taking and dry mouth (p=0.013), buffer capacity and burning mouth (p=0.019), salivary flow and medicine taking (p=0.048). The low salivary flow and the buffer capacity of the saliva influence in the aged people's health condition, as the drugs influence the results.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 68
• Est. completion date: August 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged people with 60 years old or more,

• ills or not,

• able to realize tests

• people who want to participate of research

Exclusion Criteria:

• people less 60 years old

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diagnosis, Oral
• Oral Health
• Public Health

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Instituição de Longa Permanência Lar Torres de Melo	Fortaleza	Ceara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Academia Cearense de Odontologia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil,