Intraoral Tactile Sensitivity in Adults With Diabetes
Intraoral Tactile Sensitivity in Adults With Diabetes Rosemary S.A. Shinkai , DDS, PHD 1 , John P. Hatch , PHD 2 , John E. Cornell , PHD 3 and Chih-Ko Yeh , BDS, PHD 4 1 Department of Prosthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 2 Depar...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Diabetes care 2004-04, Vol.27 (4), p.869-873 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Intraoral Tactile Sensitivity in Adults With Diabetes
Rosemary S.A. Shinkai , DDS, PHD 1 ,
John P. Hatch , PHD 2 ,
John E. Cornell , PHD 3 and
Chih-Ko Yeh , BDS, PHD 4
1 Department of Prosthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2 Department of Orthodontics and Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San
Antonio, Texas
3 Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, South Texas Veterans Health Care System,
Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, Texas
4 Department of Dental Diagnostic Science, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, South Texas Veterans
Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, Texas
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Rosemary S.A. Shinkai, Avenida Cristóvão Colombo 3084, cj 708/709, Porto Alegre,
RS 90560-002 Brazil. E-mail: rshinkai{at}pucrs.br
Abstract
OBJECTIVE —The intraoral tactile sensitivity (ITS) of diabetic and nondiabetic subjects was compared. The effects of age, ethnicity,
sex, and intraoral site were considered.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS —The sample comprised 589 participants of the Oral Health: San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging. A total of 107 subjects
(61.8 ± 10.0 years; 48 women, 59 men) met American Diabetes Association diagnostic criteria for diabetes and 482 subjects
(58.8 ± 11.1 years; 274 women, 208 men) did not. ITS was assessed with an oral microaesthesiometer with a cross-modality matching
procedure. The dependent variable was the slope of the psychophysical function relating physical stimulus intensity (air pressure)
and subjects’ judgments of stimulus intensity. Data were analyzed using ANOVA for repeated measures with between-subject factors
of age, sex, ethnicity, and diabetes and the within-subject factor of intraoral site.
RESULTS —Diabetic and nondiabetic subjects showed no significant differences in ITS at any of the three test sites. European Americans
demonstrated greater soft-palate sensitivity (mean ± SD 0.26 ± 0.15) compared with Mexican Americans (0.24 ± 0.16; P = 0.046). The three intraoral test sites differed in tactile sensitivity ( P < 0.001); posterior tongue (0.33 ± 0.22) was most sensitive, followed by the soft palate (0.25 ± 0.15) and the anterior tongue
(0.23 ± 0.13). Potentially confounding factors were not associated with ITS.
CONCLUSIONS —Our results suggest that diabetes per se may |
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ISSN: | 0149-5992 1935-5548 |
DOI: | 10.2337/diacare.27.4.869 |