Salivary flow rate and periodontal infection - a study among subjects aged 75 years or older

Oral Diseases (2011) 17, 387–392 Objective: To analyse the relation of stimulated and unstimulated salivary flow rates to periodontal infection in home‐dwelling elderly people aged 75 years or older. Subjects and Methods: This study was based on a subpopulation of 157 (111 women, 46 men) home‐dwel...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oral diseases 2011-05, Vol.17 (4), p.387-392
Hauptverfasser:	Syrjälä, A-MH, Raatikainen, L, Komulainen, K, Knuuttila, M, Ruoppi, P, Hartikainen, S, Sulkava, R, Ylöstalo, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Aged Aged, 80 and over Arthritis, Rheumatoid - classification Body Mass Index Dental Calculus - classification Dental Plaque - classification Dentistry Diabetes Mellitus - classification Educational Status elderly people Female Health Behavior Health Status Humans Independent Living Male Older people periodontal infection Periodontal Pocket - classification Risk Factors Saliva - secretion salivary flow rate Secretory Rate - physiology Smoking Xerostomia - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	Oral Diseases (2011) 17, 387–392 Objective: To analyse the relation of stimulated and unstimulated salivary flow rates to periodontal infection in home‐dwelling elderly people aged 75 years or older. Subjects and Methods: This study was based on a subpopulation of 157 (111 women, 46 men) home‐dwelling, dentate, non‐smoking elderly people (mean age 79.8, SD 3.6 years) from the Geriatric Multidisciplinary Strategy for the Good Care of the Elderly Study). The data were collected by interview and oral clinical examination. Results: Persons with very low (
ISSN:	1354-523X 1601-0825
DOI:	10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01764.x