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"Clinical Trials to Enhance Elders' Oral Health" ("TEETH")

NCT00004640

RandomizedSingle-groupQuadruple-blindPrevention

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if regular rinsing with chlorhexidine is effective as a long-term preventive method for reducing the incidence of tooth loss in low income older adults. The true end-point of the study is tooth loss after five years of regular rinsing with chlorhexidine or a placebo; surrogate endpoints are periodontal disease, root and coronal decay.

Timeline

Start
1998-05
Primary completion
2008-05
Completion
2008-10

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Chlorhexidine Small molecule 0.12 %