The Role of New Removable Complete Dentures in Stimulated Salivary Flow and Taste Perception

Autor(es)

Tango, Rubens Nisie ^[1] ; Arata, Anelyse ^[2] ; Souto Borges, Alexandre Luiz ^[1] ; Costa, Anna K. F. ^[1] ; Pereira, Luciano Jose ^[3] ; Kaminagakura, Estela ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Dent Mat & Prosthodont, Inst Sci & Technol, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

^[2] Natl Nucl Energy Commiss IPEN CNEN SP, Nucl & Energy Res Inst, Mat Sci & Technol Ctr CCTM, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Lavras, Dept Physiol & Pharmacol, Lavras - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Discipline Stomatol, Sch Dent, Dept Biosci & Oral Diag, Inst Sci & Technol, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS-IMPLANT ESTHETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE DENTISTRY; v. 27, n. 4, p. 335-339, APR 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of replacement of inadequate complete dentures on salivary flow and taste perception in geriatric patients. Materials and Methods: Thirty-three patients, 13 males and 20 females, with a mean age of 64.4 years were submitted to stimulated and unstimulated salivary flow rate and salivary pH measurements, and sense of taste evaluation. Tests were performed 3 months before complete denture substitution and 3 weeks after denture insertion. Results: The mean for unstimulated saliva (USS) was 2.1 ml before and 2.7 ml after replacement (p = 0.003). The mean volume of stimulated saliva was 6.3 ml before and 8.2 ml after replacement (p = 0.004). The pH mean of USS was 7.8 +/- 0.44 before and 8.02 +/- 0.41 after replacement (p = 0.005). No statistically significant difference was determined in the sense of taste before and 3 weeks after complete denture replacement. Conclusions: The replacement of inadequate complete dentures increases saliva flow; however, it does not improve taste perception. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/19665-4 - Avaliação do fluxo salivar e da percepção do paladar em usuários de prótese total
• Beneficiário: Rubens Nisie Tango
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular