NCT04281056

Impact of Tooth Loss and Denture on Oral Senses and Food Preferences

Impact of Complete Tooth Loss and Denture on Oral Sensory Abilities and Food Preference

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 79 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Tooth loss impacts taste abilities and food intake. Present study aims at pertaining the impact of teeth loss and the replacement by means of complete denture on taste and trigeminal abilities, and on food preferences, and taste appetence.

Detailed description

Two groups of participants will be included. Participants wearing complete denture for at least one year (n=20) and their matched controls for age, sex, tobacco, and saliva secretion (n=20). Their oral sensory abilities of participants will be assessed including taste (electrogustometric thresholds, chemical taste identification ability) and trigeminal quantitative sensory testing. Food preferences and selectivity (Maitre et al., 2014) and taste appetence (Deglaire et al., 2012) will also be assessed.

Conditions

• Tooth-loss

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Tooth removal and their replacement by means of a denture	Teeth have been removed and replaced by means of dentures for at least one year

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-16
• Primary completion: 2027-04-01
• Completion: 2027-04-01
• First posted: 2020-02-21
• Last updated: 2025-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France