Effects of oral health care on salivary flow rate in patients with type 2 diabetes: preliminary study.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the authors' oral health care program on the stimulated whole salivary flow rate and buffer capacity before and after a 6-month intervention. The authors conducted the intervention study among 25 participants with diabetes. The salivary flow rate and buffer capacity were evaluated before and after this intervention. Overall, the results showed a significant increase in salivary flow rate and no significant change in buffer capacity. Also, it was likely that salivary flow rate significantly increased among patients with more than 20 remaining teeth and patients with well-controlled diabetes. The findings suggest that this program for type 2 diabetes led to an increase in the stimulated whole salivary flow rate.
Ibayashi
Haruhisa
H
Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan. acchan@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
Nishiyama
Tomohiro
T
Tanaka
Masayuki
M
Pham
Truong-Minh
TM
Yano
Junko
J
Sakai
Kazuyo
K
Kobayashi
Atsushi
A
Yakura
Naonori
N
Matsuda
Shinya
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003729:Dental Care; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D012472:Salivation / Q000502:physiology*