Publications by authors named "Michael Jochen Wicht"
Objectives: Anticholinergics cause dry mouth and are highly relevant for dentists, but little is known about the relationships between intake and the occurrence of subjective and objective dry mouth with age. The German anticholinergic burden score (GACB) is a novel anticholinergic score that re-evaluates medications, particularly, those with classification discrepancies.
Material And Methods: We retrospectively investigated the GACB in older patients receiving dental care, evaluated whether GACB is related to xerostomia and unstimulated salivary secretion, and determined the influence of increasing age (beginning at 50 years of age).
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) directly affects oral health. Yet data about halitosis in young CKD patients and the impact of dental prophylaxis is limited. Therefore, as part of this randomized clinical trial, halitosis in young CKD patients undergoing intensive or standard oral preventive procedures was to be explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal (MS) disorders in practicing German dentists and identify risk factors for pain chronification.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional, quantitative, questionnaire-based study in which the validated German version of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire was sent out to practicing German dentists.
Results: Of the 8,072 questionnaires sent out, 576 dentists responded (60.
Although dry mouth is a relatively common condition, salivary flow is not routinely measured in dental clinical practice. Moreover, existing data regarding the use of the modified Schirmer test (MST) for the screening of dry mouth has not been summarized. This systematic review and meta-analysis, conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, aimed to determine whether the modified Schirmer test can be used to identify dry mouth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Investigate whether clinically assessed oral care status by an external dentist can be replicated using smartphone photographs.
Background: Many people with care needs have poor oral hygiene. To help maintain oral health, caregivers require a simple way of communicating oral care status to the dental team.
This study aimed to establish whether the modified Schirmer test could serve as a diagnostic tool for dry mouth, that is, whether it could reliably measure salivary film at selected locations within the oral cavity, and to identify levels of sensitivity/specificity and determine reference values. Therefore, a cross-sectional study (N = 120, mean age 63.5 [SD 13.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Training of dental students in the treatment of older patients must also consider the multiple chronic medical conditions that may be present. We developed an interdisciplinary gerodontology training curriculum for dental students (GeriDent-Cologne) to investigate its influence on the attitudes and expectancies of dental students towards the treatment of older patients.
Materials And Methods: The curriculum (given to fourth-year students) comprised five clinical examination stations that simulated different medical conditions affecting older people.
Aim: We aimed to describe time requirements and costs associated with professional dental cleaning (PDC) performed by a dental nurse in one German nursing home, and to reveal potential differences in required time for demented versus nondemented and mobile versus immobile residents.
Methods And Results: We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of treatment time and costs, including a transparent, easily adaptable path of action that allows implementation of PDC in nursing homes. Total mean (±SD) treatment time for one session per resident was documented, including differences in demented and immobile residents, and projected treatment costs (€/$) per resident.