Impact of Fluoride Vanish Application in Dental Prevention for Elderly (VERNIS)

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Tooth Decay

Treatments: Drug: Duraphat

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01038817

P070606

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study questions the interest of fluoride varnish dental application in preventing tooth decay in a population of institutionalised elderly people.

Full description

Application of fluoride varnish on one side of the mandibles (left or right, randomly selected) in a population of institutionalised elderly people.

Enrollment: 179 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient hospitalised in nursing home or long-stay hospital department
• patient older than 18 years old
• obtention of informed consent
• 3 or more healthy or treated teeth on each side (left and right) of the mandibles

Exclusion criteria

• patient in palliative care or end-of-life care
• patient without social security affiliation
• patient participating in another research dealing with dental care
• contra-indication to fluoride varnish

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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179 participants in 2 patient groups

fluoride varnish

Active Comparator group

Description:

Duraphat: Application of fluoride varnish on one side of the mandibles (left or right, randomly selected)

Treatment:

Drug: Duraphat

control

No Intervention group

Description:

no application on the other side