title: Effects of oral health care on salivary flow rate in patients with type 2 diabetes: preliminary study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan. acchan@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Haruhisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ibayashi
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Truong-Minh
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Kazuyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Naonori
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yakura
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: 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*