Sensorial differences according to sex and ages

Autor(es)

da Silva, L. A. ^[1] ; Lin, S. M. ^[2] ; Teixeira, M. J. ^[3] ; de Siqueira, J. T. T. ^[4] ; Jacob Filho, W. ^[5] ; de Siqueira, S. R. D. T. ^[6]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo. Dept Neurol

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo. Sch Med

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo. Hosp Clin

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo. Sch Med

^[5] Univ Sao Paulo. Sch Med

^[6] Univ Sao Paulo. Sch Med

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: ORAL DISEASES; v. 20, n. 3, p. e103-e110, APR 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 20

Resumo

Objective To investigate age and sex differences in orofacial sensory detection. Methods One hundred and twenty-six (126) healthy subjects were divided into five groups according to their ages. They were assessed with a quantitative sensory testing protocol for gustative, olfactory, thermal (cold/warm), mechanical (tactile/vibration/electric), and pain (deep/superficial) detection thresholds. The corneal reflex was also evaluated. Data were analyzed with the one-way ANOVA, chi-squared, Fisher's exact, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results The groups of subjects over 61years old had higher olfactory (P<0.001), gustative (sweet P=0.004, salty P=0.007, sour P=0.006), thermal (warm P<0.001, cold P<0.001), and tactile (P<0.001) detection thresholds than the others. The vibration detection threshold was high only for subjects over 75years old (P<0.001). The electric and deep pain detection thresholds were different for the 61-75years old group (P <= 0.001). Women in all age groups had lower gustative (sweet P=0.020, salty P=0.002, sour P<0.001, and bitter P=0.002), olfactory (P=0.010), warm (P<0.001) and deep (P<0.001), and superficial pain (P=0.008) detection thresholds than men, and men from all age groups had lower vibratory detection thresholds (P=0.006) than women. Conclusion High sensory detection thresholds were observed in subjects over the 6th decade of life, and women had a more accurate sensory perception than men. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/13239-6 - Avaliação trigeminal somestésica, gustativa, olfativa e salivar em diferentes faixas etárias
• Beneficiário: Luciana Alvarenga da Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado