The relationship between salivary secretion and taste sensitivity level in the elderly
Penulis/Author
drg. Fimma Naritasari, MDSc (1); Dr. drg. Dewi Agustina, MDSc., MDSc. (2); Prof. drg. Supriatno, M.Kes., MDsc., Ph.D. (3)
Tanggal/Date
2018
Kata Kunci/Keyword
Abstrak/Abstract
The increasing population of the elderly has an impact on health problems, including an increase of oral problems.
One of the common oral problems is dry mouth that possibly disrupts gustatory function. The aim of this study was
to investigate the relationship between salivary secretion and taste sensitivity level in the elderly. This study was a
cross sectional study for the elderly population of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta/The Special Region of Yogyakarta
(DIY) Province, Indonesia. This study consisted of interview, clinical examination, measurement of salivary secretion
(sialometry) and taste sensitivity level using chemical gustometry method. Salivary secretion data were described
in ml/ min. The measurement of taste sensitivity level was performed using 4 different substances: sweet (sucrose),
salty (NaCl), sour (citric acid) and bitter (quinidine sulphate) with 4 different concentrations for each flavor. Four score
was given if the respondent recognized the lowest concentration of the substance and 0 score was provided when all
concentrations were failed to be tasted. Total score for test sensitivity level was scaled from 0 to 16. Salivary secretion
data and taste sensitivity level data were analyzed by Spearman correlation test to determine the correlation between
both variables. There were 103 subjects (70 women and 33 men) with the age mean of 65.61 years old, participating in
this study. The mean of the sweet taste level was 2.81, 3.32 for salty taste, 3.69 for sour taste and 2.98 for bitter taste.
Total taste sensitivity level mean was 12.80 out of 16. The measurements of unstimulated whole saliva showed a mean
value of 0.170 ml/min with the majority of subjects having normal salivary flow. The Spearman correlation test results
showed r= -0.078 with p >0.05 that indicated no correlation. We concluded that there was no relationship between
salivary secretion and taste sensitivity level in the elderly.
Rumpun Ilmu
Kedokteran Gigi
Bahasa Asli/Original Language
English
Level
Nasional
Status
Dokumen Karya
No
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Tipe Dokumen
Aksi
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36903-143578-1-PB.pdf
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Sertifikat Akreditasi MKGI 2016-2020.pdf
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