The Long-term Effect on Oral Health Using a Powered Toothbrush in Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Blekinge Institute of Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Oral Health

Treatments: Device: Powered toothbrush

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05939050

BTH-6.1.1-0085-2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

For this study, 213 individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment were recruited. The study period ran from June 2018 to October 2021. The procedure involved a combined screening and baseline examination, including oral, medical, cognitive, and quality-of-life examinations. Re-examinations followed this at 6, 12, and 24 months. The examinations were performed at a university research clinic, and all participants received their usual medical and dental care during the study. At baseline, each participant received a powered toothbrush. Participants were carefully instructed on how to operate the powered toothbrush and were asked to brush for at least two minutes in the morning and evening. No restrictions were given against the use of other oral care products. Compliance with the powered toothbrush was followed by a participant survey conducted at each examination.. Facilitating and improving life by introducing a powered toothbrush as part of oral hygiene may benefit individuals with MCI. This study aimed to investigate whether the use of a powered toothbrush could maintain or improve oral health by reducing dental plaque (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), and periodontal pocket depth (PPD)≥4mm in a group of individuals with MCI for an observation period of 24 months. Furthermore, to study how oral health changes affect QoL aspects.

Enrollment: 170 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being 55 years or older
• Having experienced memory problems in the last six months before inclusion
• Having a Mini-Mental State Examination score of 20-28
• Are not receiving any formal care
• Having at least ten teeth of their own

Exclusion criteria

• Having a terminal illness with less than three years of expected survival
• Having another known significant cause of disease explaining cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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170 participants in 1 patient group

Partisipants

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Powered toothbrush