Somesthetic, gustative, olfactory and salivary evaluation in different ages

• Grant number: 09/13239-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2010
• End date: February 29, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira
• Grantee: Luciana Alvarenga da Silva
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aging process results in abnormalities that can compromise the autonomy and quality of life of the elderly. Sensibility reduces with age and neurological olfactory changes are associated to neurodegenerative diseases. The oral sensibility depends on the signal transduction and saliva has an important role in that. The objective of this study is to investigate the thresholds of somesthetic, gustative, olfactory sensibilities and the salivary flow of individuals according to ages. The 120 subjects will be divided into 4 groups (18-25 years old; 26-40 years old; 41-60 years old; 61-80 years old). Half patients will be female in each group. They will be oriented about the purposes of this research and only those that had agreed in participating of the study and signed the consent form will be included. The methods of evaluation are: Clinical questionnaire of orofacial pain EDOF-HC, xerostomia questionnaire, superficial sensibility (pain, tactile, cold and warm) in distinct areas of the face, teeth (electric threshold) and distant areas (hands and legs), gustative and olfactory thresholds and salivary flow. Data will be tabled and statistical tests will be Kruskal-Wallis and ANOVA, using the program SPSS 15 for Windows. The level of significance will be 5%.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE SIQUEIRA, SILVIA REGINA DOWGAN T.; TEIXEIRA, MANOEL J.; DE SIQUEIRA, JOSE T. T.. Orofacial pain and sensory characteristics of chronic patients compared with controls. ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY, v. 115, n. 6, p. E37-E45, JUN 2013. (09/13239-6, 09/08697-5)

DA SILVA, L. A.; LIN, S. M.; TEIXEIRA, M. J.; DE SIQUEIRA, J. T. T.; JACOB FILHO, W.; DE SIQUEIRA, S. R. D. T.. Sensorial differences according to sex and ages. ORAL DISEASES, v. 20, n. 3, p. e103-e110, APR 2014. (09/13239-6)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SILVA, Luciana Alvarenga da. Trigeminal somatosensory, gustative and olfactory thresholds and salivary flow according to ages. 2013. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM/SBD) São Paulo.