Questionnaire Regarding the Effect of Wearing Face Masks on Oral Health

University of Göttingen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Halitosis; Dry Mouth

Treatments: Other: Invitation to participate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04632004

FaceMasks-OralHealth

28/10/20 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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).

Enrollment: 3,750 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• N/A

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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3,750 participants in 1 patient group

Questionnaire survey

Other group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Other: Invitation to participate