Increase of Handgrip Strength After the Use of Removable Partial Dentures.

Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica60 enrolled

Overview

A common goal of the health professions is to keep the elderly functional, preventing sarcopenia and frailty. Is there an association between handgrip strength in partially edentulous elderlies after completing their dentition with removable partial dentures?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Sarcopenia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * agree to participate by signing the voluntary informed consent form * qualify according to the Eichner Index in any of the categories that represent the loss of premolars and molars: B3-B4-C1-and C2. Exclusion Criteria: * not accepting to participate * cognitive or auditory sensory impairment- * being dependent in activities of daily living * belonging to another category of the Eichner Index

Locations (1)

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Handgrip strength

role of use of removable partial dentures (RPD) in handgrip strength in octogenarians

Time frame: 18 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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