Clinical Trial to Assess Physiology and Activity of Masticatory Muscles of Complete Denture Wearer Following Vitamin D Intervention.

What Was Tested

Researchers studied Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in this clinical trial publication.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of vitamin D on masticatory muscle activity among completely edentulous patients and its effect on the retention of removable complete dentures (RCDs).

Why It Was Studied

Background and Objectives: Little information is available on the role of Vitamin D as a micro-nutrient deficiency with masticatory muscle efficiency and its effect on the function of removable prosthesis.

Materials and Methods: A non-randomized clinical control trial was conducted on completely edentulous patients (60.53 ± 7.01 years) in the Indian population between 2017 and 2019.

Who Took Part

PubMed indexes the participants as older adults.

Subjects were evaluated for temporomandibular disorders according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).

The fabrication of new RCDs was done for all after the enrolment, and the retention of RCDs was assessed by asking a question regarding denture retention and asking respondents to mark their satisfaction on a 5-point Likert scale.

What Was Measured

Data were analysed using ANOVA, Paired'-test and Pearson correlation coefficients.

The subject headings attached to it are Vitamin D, Quality of Life, Denture, Complete, Masticatory Muscles, Mouth, Edentulous, Vitamins and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

The authors tagged it with the keywords cholecalciferol, electromyography, masseter muscle, muscle performance, muscle strength and removable complete denture.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is a clinical trial of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.

The publication is from 2023 (Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)), a journal based in Switzerland.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.