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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2018, Volume : 9, Issue : 12
First page : ( 317) Last page : ( 321)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2018.01854.5

Evaluation of the Effect of Menopause on Saliva and Dry Mouth-A Cross Sectional Study

Hemalatha V T1, Julius A2, Kumar S P Kishore3, Asokan G S4, Raman G Aneetha5, Sundar N Mani6, Prasanth B Krishna7

1PhD Scholar, Reader, Department of Oral Medicine &Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

3Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

4Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Tagore Dental College & Hospital, Chennai

5Oral & Maxillofacial Radiologist, Doctor In Chief, Signature Smiles Dental Clinic, Chromepet, Chennai

6PhD Scholar, Department of Periodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

7Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Online published on 9 January, 2019.

Abstract

Objective

This study was performed to evaluate the effect of menopause on saliva and oral health. Salivary flow rate and pH of stimulated whole saliva, oral sign of dryness were determined in regularly menstruating and postmenopausal women who are not on hormone replacement treatment.

Study Design

A cross-sectional study design was undertaken with a sample size of 60 subjectsfrom whom Paraffin stimulated whole salivary samples were collected to record salivary flow rate and pH.sixty subjects are divided equally into two groups: -GROUP A The control group included 30 regularly menstruating healthy women (premenopausal women) (age range: 25–40 years).GROUP B The study group included 30 post menopausal women (age range: 45-52years).Immediately after collection, pH was determined by dipping pH test paper directly into the sample of oral fluid. Oral sign of dryness was recorded respectively.

Statistical Analysis and Results

Salivary flow rate and pH values of the postmenopausal women were significantly lower than those of the control group (p=0.0001). Clinical Sign of oral dryness is significantly higher among the post menopausal women than that of the control group (p≤0.0001). In our study we found salivary flow rate significantly lower in the post-menopausal women in comparison with the menstruating women and it was also observed that the salivary pH of the post-menopausal group was significantly lower than that of the control group

Conclusion

Saliva being an easy diagnostic tool would serve as andiagnostic tool of hypo-salivation which is the most commonest oral changes during menopause.

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Keywords

Menopause, saliva, flow rate, dryness, hypo salivation.

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