Saliva and Dental Calculus in Handicapped People

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Disabled Persons

Treatments: Procedure: saliva sampling + dental calculus collection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00495989

2007/197

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an evaluation of potential differences in saliva composition and dental calculus composition between orally fed and tube fed individuals in an institutional environment.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• handicapped (mentally and/or physically) persons in an institute
• older than 5 years of age
• both sexes
• full medical records available

Exclusion criteria

• healthy individuals
• disabled individuals not staying in an institution

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)