Relationship between symptoms of dryness and moisture levels in patients with maxillofacial prostheses
Relationship between symptoms of dryness and moisture levels in patients with maxillofacial prostheses
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jpor.2009.11.002
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
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3.6
通讯作者：
Nagaoka, Eiichi
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作者：
Murakami, Mamoru;Nishi, Yasuhiro;Nagaoka, Eiichi
目的：探讨口腔修复患者口干症状与水分水平的关系。方法：采用直接测量口腔水分的方法对30例口腔修复患者进行口腔干燥检查，并用Kakinoki‘s问卷调查口腔干燥的主观症状。使用水分检查器粘液(R)分别在舌粘膜和左右颊粘膜测量5次口腔水分，并计算平均值。以29%为参照值，以湿度大于或等于29%为正常，小于29%为口腔干燥。结果：有口腔干燥主观症状的患者舌粘膜和颊粘膜的水分水平均显著低于无口腔干燥症状患者。有口腔干燥主观症状的患者舌粘膜含水率明显低于口腔黏膜，而无症状者无明显差异。结论：口腔干燥的症状与口腔粘膜的湿润程度相对应，口腔粘膜湿润程度与口腔黏膜干燥症状有关。(C)2009年日本口腔修复学会。由爱尔兰爱思唯尔出版。版权所有。
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between symptoms of dry mouth and the moisture levels in patients with maxillofacial prostheses.Methods: Dry mouth of 30 patients with maxillofacial prostheses was examined by direct measurement of oral moisture and subjective symptoms of dry mouth were surveyed using Kakinoki's questionnaire. Oral moisture was measured five times at each of the lingual mucosa and the right and left buccal mucosa using Moisture Checker Mucus (R) and the mean value was calculated. Using a value of 29% as a reference, patients were classified as normal when the moisture value was 29%, or more, or with dry mouth if the value was when less than 29%.Results: The moisture levels of the patients with subjective symptoms of dry mouth were significantly lower than those of the patients without symptoms of dry mouth at each of the lingual and buccal mucosa. The moisture level of the lingual mucosa was significantly lower than that of buccal mucosa in the group reporting subjective symptoms of dry mouth, but not in those without symptoms.Conclusion: These results suggest that the symptom of dry mouth is corresponding to the moisture level and the moisture level of the lingual mucosa is associated with symptoms of dryness in patients with maxillofacial prosthesis. (C) 2009 Japan Prosthodontic Society. Published by Elsevier Ireland. All rights reserved.