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Extending Dental Care to Nursing Home Residents to Reduce Mouth Infections and Incidence of Pneumonia and Improve Diabetic Glucose Control

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services · NCT06890676

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 60–100 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
150
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
March 1, 2024
Record last updated
March 26, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this study is to learn if dental infection control treatment delivered to older adult nursing home residents at their place of residence will result in :

  • improved dental health
  • reduced risk of pneumonia
  • better glucose control for diabetic patients compared to the pre-project dental and general health evaluations of residents and the pre-project facility incidence of pneumonia. Dental infection control treatment includes treating gum infections, stopping or slowing decay with fluoride, and assisting residents with effective tooth brushing and denture cleaning daily. Previous studies indicate dental infections can be inhaled and cause pneumonia or make diabetes worse. A shortage of dentists has limited care for nursing home residents. This project will allow dental hygienists and specially trained dental assistants to treat nursing home residents using telehealth methods (computers, cameras, internet, and telephone) to talk and work with dentists in different locations.

Being studied: Comprehensive Oral Evaluation; Intraoral Complete Radiographic Series; • Teledentistry-synchronous and asynchronous; Periodontal Therapy; Periodontal Maintenance Procedure; Application of Caries Arresting Medicament; Oral Hygiene Assistance; Referral for Treatment of Acute Oral Infection

Conditions: Periodontitis; Gingivitis; Periodontal Disease; Periodontal Infections; Oral Infections; Periapical Infections; Pneumonia; Diabetes

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult > 60 years of age residing in a nursing home or communal care setting;
  • Review of Medical history results in an assigned American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Evaluation of Class II or III;
  • Frailty Assessment of Low or Moderate using the Modified FRAIL Questionnaire;
  • Consent is required for study participation, disease control oral healthcare, and access to medical records.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Age \< 60;
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Evaluation of Class IV or V;
  • High frailty evaluation using the Modified FRAIL Questionnaire;
  • Resident deemed behaviorally or physically difficult to treat by initial clinical assessment.

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Julie Boeckman · 573-751-6249 · julie.boeckman@health.mo.gov
  • Guy D Deyton, DDS · 816-809-5032 · guydeyton@gmail.com
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