Impact of Tooth Loss and Denture on Oral Senses and Food Preferences
ConditionTooth-loss
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-79
SponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
About this trial
Tooth loss impacts taste abilities and food intake. Present study aims at pertaining the impact of teeth loss and the replacement by means of complete denture on taste and trigeminal abilities, and on food preferences, and taste appetence.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
Aged under 18 or over 80 Y,
not consenting to participate
suffering from dental
periodontal or gum pain for the last month.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Tooth removal and their replacement by means of a denture
Procedure/SurgeryTeeth have been removed and replaced by means of dentures for at least one year
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Tooth removalExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
taste detection thresholds
Using an Electrogustometer
Time frame
up to 30 daysSecondary outcomes
1
Chemical taste identification ability
Using taste strips (Burghard)
Time frame
up to 30 days2
Quantitative sensory testing
Using an algometer, von frey filament, a thermode.
Time frame
up to 30 days3
Food preferences and selectivity
Questionnaire food selectyivity and preference (Maitre et al., 2014)
Time frame
up to 30 days4
Taste appetence
Questionnaire PrefQuest (Deglaire et al., 2012)
Time frame
up to 30 daysSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov