Impact of xerostomia on the quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
; 108(3): 376-82, 2009 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-19716505
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of xerostomia on the quality of life (QOL) of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). STUDY DESIGN: The sample was comprised of 51 adolescents with DM1. Diabetic status was determined by glycosylated hemoglobin (HbG) and capillary glucose (CG) tests. Poor metabolic control was defined as HbG >8.0% and CG <90 mg/dL or >130 mg/dL. Measurement of salivary flow was performed by means of stimulated saliva collection. Xerostomia was detected by asking a question about the sensation of having "dry mouth," and OHIP-14 was used to measure the impact of xerostomia on QOL. RESULTS: A total of 52.9% of subjects presented with xerostomia and 40.8% with hyposalivation. Significant differences between the subjects with and without xerostomia regarding metabolic control levels were not observed (P > .05). However, OHIP-14 scores were significantly different between the subjects with and without xerostomia (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Xerostomia is frequent and has a negative impact on QOL of adolescents with DM1.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Xerostomia
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos