Oral Health and Risk Factors for Oral Disease

NCT ID: NCT04081025

Last Updated: 2023-02-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 2500 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-01-31

Brief Summary

Oral health has improved considerably in recent decades in Sweden, as well as in other countries. However, despite great improvements with regard to periodontal disease and dental caries in recent decades, global problems still persist, and as a consequence of retaining natural teeth high up in age, the risk for oral disease increases.

Detailed Description

Traditionally, the number of teeth has been a measure of good oral health, and the World Health Organization (WHO) stipulated goals of a minimum of 20 functional teeth at the age of 80 years have been reached in some industrialized countries. Oral Health means more than good teeth and is integral to general health. The relationship between oral and general health has been recognized. For example, periodontal disease is associated with diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. The severity of periodontal disease and number of teeth have been associated with an increased burden of cardiovascular disease.

There is a lack of longitudinal studies of oral Health and risk factors for oral disease.

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases; Dental Caries; Quality of Life

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Adults

Age Groups 35, 50, 65, 75 and 85

EpiWux

Intervention Type: OTHER

A cross-sectional and longitudinal study including a questionnaire and a clinical examination

Interventions

EpiWux

A cross-sectional and longitudinal study including a questionnaire and a clinical examination

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Oral Health

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• None

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 85 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Dalarna County Council, Sweden

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Kristina Edman

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Karin Gunnars Hellgren

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Region Dalarna

Locations

Kristina Edman

Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden

Countries

Sweden

Other Identifiers

EpiWux

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id