"Clinical Trials to Enhance Elders' Oral Health" ("TEETH")

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if regular rinsing with chlorhexidine is effective as a long-term preventive method for reducing the incidence of tooth loss in low income older adults. The true end-point of the study is tooth loss after five years of regular rinsing with chlorhexidine or a placebo; surrogate endpoints are periodontal disease, root and coronal decay.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington
• Collaborators: Colgate Palmolive; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age at entry 60-75

• Four or more natural teeth

• No preventive dental visits in the past 18 months

• Scores > or = 60 on a measure of oral health self-efficacy (max possible=100)

• willing to participate in a five-year study

• willing to use rinses on a prescribed regimen and to return for yearly cleaning and exam appointments.

Exclusion criteria:

• Not having a phone at home for follow-up calls