Effect of Prosthetic Rehabilitation on Nutritional Status of Geriatric Patients

Marmara University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Edentulous Jaw; Nutrition Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05777980

MU_DHF_SBF_04

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the effects of prosthetic treatment options applied to edentulous geriatric individuals who applied to Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry on chewing function, food consumption status, malnutrition status and oral health-related quality of life.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 50 years old,
• Those who volunteer to participate in the study,
• Those who have adequate bone height and thickness in the intraforaminal region
• Those who have Upper and lower fully edentulous jaws

Exclusion criteria

• Those who have systemic diseases that may cause systemic neuropathy, such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease,
• Those who do not want to sign the consent form,
• Clinical or radiographic pathological condition in the intraforaminal region
• Patients with a history of malignancy, radiotherapy or chemotherapy will be excluded from the study.