An observational study in Parkinsonian Disorders, sponsored by University of Copenhagen. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-08.
Sponsored by University of Copenhagen · Observational
Introduction: Problems with oral health (dental and oral diseases) as well as orofacial function (jaw opening, chewing and salivation problems) are significant challenges for many people with Parkinson's disease (PD). These challenges may be painful, disabling, and cause great psychosocial strain and negatively affect quality of life. Furthermore, they may contribute to an unsecure and unhealthy aging, because eating and enjoyment of food is important for both the physical and psychological wellbeing for elderly and chronically ill patients. It seems that patients with PD often find it difficult to maintain adequate oral hygiene and fail to visit the dentist, which in the end contributes to tooth loss, eating problems, poorer nutrition, social challenges and reduced quality of life.
To be able to plan interventions on a larger scale more detailed knowledge and mapping is necessary on the extent of various manifestations of PD in the orofacial area, the affect on the patients and their quality of life, and how the disease develops in the orofacial area for the patient group over time. The study will clarify the challenges and problems that patients with PD have due to their disease in terms of dental and oral health and function of mouth and jaws. Such information is important both for single patients with respect to prevention and intervention and for development of community health strategies.
Purpose
Hypotheses: It is expected that
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Patients at the Department of Neurology at Bispebjerg Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria:
Electromyographic analysis
Measurment: micro volt. Electromyographic measurement of the resting, chewing, swallowing, jaw opening and teeth clenching of the temporalis muscle, the digastric muscle and the masseter bilaterally. Detected with bipolar surface electrodes during 10 s resting and posture activity, chewing 10 g apple, swallowing 2 mL water, maximal jaw opening and teeth clenching.
Time frame: Basline
Maximum molar bite force
Measure the maximum molar bite force using a transducer in Newton
Time frame: basline
Oral related quality of life
Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire with 14 questions regarding disability, pain, discomfort, physical impairment, mental impairment, social impairment and disability. Scale from 0-56
Time frame: baseline
Oral and dental health
Measurment: DMFT. Obtained by dental examination and Panoramic radiograph
Time frame: Basline
Nordic Orofacial Test - Screening
Meaure of The orofacial function on a scale from 0 to 12
Time frame: Basline
Plan to share: No
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