Effect of Implant Treatment and/or Dietary Advice on the Nutrition of Edentulous Ageing Subjects

Launched by SHANGHAI NINTH PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY · Apr 12, 2022

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This clinical trial is studying how treatment with fixed dental implants and dietary advice can improve the nutrition of older adults who have lost most or all of their teeth. When people lose their teeth, it can make it hard to chew, which often leads to poor food choices and not getting enough nutrients. This study aims to see if using dental implants to restore chewing function, along with guidance on eating healthier, can help older adults eat better and improve their overall nutrition.

To participate in this trial, you need to be at least 60 years old and have either lost all your teeth or have very few remaining teeth that aren't healthy enough to support a regular denture. You should also have trouble getting enough fruits, vegetables, or protein in your diet. If you join the study, you will be monitored for 12 months to see how your eating habits change, especially focusing on the intake of fruits and vegetables. The trial is currently recruiting participants, and if you are interested, you will need to speak and understand Chinese, as the study materials will be provided in that language.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • being edentulous or having the presence of terminal dentition (defined as few remaining teeth insufficient in terms of number, position and health status to provide adequate anchorage to a tooth supported or a tooth retained denture) and looking for implant-supported fixed denture treatment
• • accepted treatment plan for fixed implant-supported prosthesis restoring at least 10 pairs of occluding teeth
• • self-reported inadequate vegetable or fruit or protein intakes (patients were included if at least one of the three criteria listed below were met) I. Patients with a total average daily intake of \< 80 g of poultry, meat and aquatic product. II. Patients with an average daily intake of \< 200 g of fruit. III. Patients with an average daily intake of \< 300 g of vegetables.
• • understand written and spoken Chinese and who could respond to Chinese questionnaires
• • able and willing to give informed consent for participation in the study
• • able and willing to comply with 12-month follow-up
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • general contraindications to elective oral surgery procedures
• • local contraindications to implant-supported immediate-loading fixed prosthesis (e.g. limited jaw opening, insufficient bone volumes/densities)
• • looking for replacement of existing implant-retained overdenture with implant-supported fixed denture treatment
• • presence of infectious disease, acute or chronic symptoms of TMJ disorder
• • psychiatric disorder, dementia
• • any dietary restriction, currently taking nutrient supplements or inability to choose his/her diet.
• • uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c≥7.0%)
• • self-reported heavy smokers (\>10 cigarette/day)