Active clinical trials for "Mouth Diseases"

The study aims at describing the prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection in anal and oral samples of men with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and detecting risk factors for the infection.

As oral health has a major impact on general health and quality of life, good oral health are essential. The aspects of oral health that are most important for each individual vary, and quality of life is subjective, and influenced by the person´s experiences, perceptions, expectations and ability to adapt to circumstances. FDI World Dental federations definition of oral health is; "Oral health is multifaceted and includes the ability to speak, smile, smell, taste, touch, chew, swallow, and convey a range of emotions through facial expressions with confidence and without pain, discomfort, and disease of the craniofacial complex.

In this study, it is aimed to investigate the mouth handicap in Systemic Sclerosis.

This feasibility and acceptability study will be conducted at 3 community outreach centers serving an urban, low-income Chinese population. The study will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a partnered intervention to improve the oral and general health of low-income, urban Chinese American adults and of using remote data entry into an electronic health record (EHR). The research staff will survey a sample of Chinese American patients screened at each center about their satisfaction with the partnered intervention and about their oral health behaviors. An additional sample selected from providers [dentists and community health workers (CHW)], research staff, New York University (NYU) administrators, site directors, and community advisory board (CAB) members will participate in structured interviews about the partnered intervention. The remote EHR evaluation will include group adaptation sessions and workflow analyses via multiple recorded sessions with research staff, NYU administrators, outreach site directors, and providers (dentists and CHWs). The study will also model knowledge held by these non-patient participants (including CAB members) to evaluate and enhance the partnered intervention during and/or after the feasibility and acceptability study for use in future implementations.

This study offers evaluation and treatment of patients with diseases of the mouth or systemic diseases that involve the mouth. The protocol is not designed to test new treatments; rather, patients will receive current standard of care treatments. The purposes of the study are: 1) to allow NIDCR's Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch staff to gain more knowledge about oral soft tissue diseases and possibly identify new avenues of research in this area; and 2) to establish a pool of patients who may be eligible for new studies as they are developed. (Participants in this protocol will not be required to join a new study; the decision will be voluntary.) Patients of any age with oral diseases or systemic diseases involving the mouth may be eligible for this study. Women of childbearing potential and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding will only have tests and procedures and receive medications that pose no greater than a minimal risk to the fetus. Participants will have a comprehensive dental and medical examination, including a physical examination of the head and neck. Additional tests and procedures that may be required for diagnosis and to guide treatment include the following: Blood and urine tests - for routine laboratory studies, assessment of kidney and liver function, and detection of viruses, fungi, bacteria or parasites Electrocardiogram - to record the electrical activity of the heart Biopsies - to examine tissue under the microscope. The method and number of biopsies depends on the individual's specific condition and the tissue to be removed. For all biopsies a local anesthetic (lidocaine with or without epinephrine) is injected at the biopsy site. A punch biopsy uses a small sharp cookie-cutter instrument to remove a small (about 1/10- to 1/5-inch) piece of skin. An excisional biopsy uses a small surgical knife or scalpel to remove a piece of tissue, usually requiring some stitches to close the wound. Diagnostic imaging - X-rays, photographs, or other tests as needed for diagnosis Treatments include tablets, injections and topically applied medications. All preparations are approved by the Food and Drug Administration and are commercially available. Patient follow-up may vary from one visit to intermittent visits over a number of years, depending on the patient's condition.

In a crossover, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study, 40 volunteers will receive the following formulations: hydrogels containing LAs (local anesthetic) - lidocaine and prilocaine (both at 2.5%) encapsulated in CLN (XAN-CLN) or not (XAN-CLN ), EMLA (topical anesthetic available on the market) and placebo hydrogel. The formulations will be applied for 2 minutes, bilaterally on the palatal mucosa (first premolar region), in two distinct sessions. Soon after removal of the topical formulation, an AL will be performed at the region using 0.3 mL of anesthetic solution at an injection speed of 1 mL/min. Pain resulting from needle insertion and LA injection will be measured using two visual analog scales (VAS).

In Human, the oral sphere is the first and main place where sensory stimuli are received and perceived. The phenomena occuring during food breakdown and sensory perception are complex and in this system saliva plays a major role. In the neonatal period, severe digestive diseases require the cessation of all oral feeding and the use of enteral or parenteral nutrition for prolonged periods to ensure the growth and development of children while their disease is active. The early stages of sensory oral exposures and their consequences on the development of eating habits of these children are poorly documented. It is likely that the process of acquisition of preferences and eating habits is atypical because of a "bypass" of the oral sphere during the early stages of feeding. Thus, if not orally fed, children do not get exposed to a wide variety of tastes and textures in the first year of life, which may impact on their oral acceptance at a later age. These oral disorders (OD) are expressed by a refusal to eat, a heightened gag reflex, a refusal of certain consistencies and difficulties in chewing and swallowing. Few data are available on food typically accepted by these children. Finally, oral sensory phenotypes of OD children (gustatory sensitivity ...) have not been described yet. It is likely that they may differ significantly from those of healthy (NOD). In this context, a population of OD children is particularly interesting for studying the effects of the absence of these learning stages and their consequences in the development of sensory perception and eating habits. The investigators formulate the hypothesis that the lack of exposure to a standard oral diet would modify the development of their "oro-sensory systems" including saliva. Studying such a population is a great opportunity to assess the influence of non oral food exposures and diet on saliva characteristics. Saliva has recently received attention as a potential easy to collect source of biomarkers in several conditions excluding OD. The potential impact of OD on salivary composition has never been studied. Several studies linking saliva and perception or preferences have been conducted in the UMR CSGA (Unité Mixte de Recherche du Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation). They have already contributed to highlight the great inter-individual variability for a number of saliva markers and a change in saliva protein profiles in response to taste stimulation They also underlined the remarkable intra-stability for saliva flow and composition during a one year study. This study intends to prove the concept that it is relevant to relate saliva characteristics to food intake behaviour or food habits The first hypothesis to be tested in this study is that salivary profiles (biological signatures) can discriminate two groups of children differing by their orality. The second hypothesis to be tested is that these specific biological biological signatures may be correlated to certain food habits associated or not with oral disorders.

A randomized, crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled, one-session clinical trial with 30 male volunteers was performed to access pain and safety of microneedle topical application in different regions of the oral cavity.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal medicines for severe hand-foot-mouth disease.

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose with three incremental doses, Phase 1 study to evaluate the tolerance and pharmacokinetics of suramin sodium for injection in Chinese healthy adults.