EVALUATION OF THE FREQUENCY OF DRY MOUTH SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS

Year 2024, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 48 - 51, 29.06.2024

Esin Akol Görgün , Fatma Çağlayan , Ahmet Tohumcu

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12510725

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate whether there are clinical findings related to dry mouth in healthy individuals through a survey.
Material and Methods: In this study, 120 patients from different age groups were asked whether they had clinically subjective complaints about dry mouth or not. Vitali et al. Dry mouth survey questions were asked regarding the symptoms recommended by (Vitali, 2003; Vitali et al., 1993).


Results:
Dry mouth was most common in the 4th and 5th decades, swelling in the salivary glands was most common in the 3rd and 5th decades, difficulty in swallowing and halitosis was most common in the 15-19 age group, and burning sensation in the mouth was most common in those over 60 years of age. Complaints of dry mouth, swollen salivary glands, and difficulty swallowing were most frequently observed in men, while complaints of burning mouth and taste disturbance were most frequently observed in women.

Conclusion:
The symptoms of dry mouth may cause different clinical complaints in each age group.

Keywords

Dry mouth, swollen salivary glands, difficulty swallowing, bad breath, burning sensation in the mouth, taste disturbance

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma Ağız, Diş ve Çene Radyolojisi Anabilim Dalı'nda yapılmış olup, bilimsel etik standartlara uygunluğu fakülte etik kurulunun 2020/03 sayılı kararı ile onaylanmıştır.

SAĞLIKLI BİREYLERDE KURU AĞIZ SÜBJEKTİF SEMPTOMLARININ GÖRÜLME SIKLIĞININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Amaç: Sağlıklı bireylerde, ağız kuruluğu ile ilgili klinik bulguların olup olmadığının anket çalışmasıyla değerlendirilmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada farklı yaş gruplarından 120 hastaya, klinik olarak ağız kuruluğu ile ilgili sübjektif şikayetleri olup olmadığı Vitali ve ark. tarafından tavsiye edilen semptomlara yönelik kuru ağız anket soruları (Vitali, 2003; Vitali et al., 1993) yöneltilmiştir.


Bulgular:
Ağız kuruluğu en sık 4. ve 5. dekatlarda, tükürük bezlerinde şişlik en sık 3. ve 5. dekatlarda, yutma güçlüğü ve ağız kokusu en çok 15-19 yaş grubunda, ağızda yanma şikâyeti ise en sık 60 yaşından büyüklerde görülmüştür. Ağız kuruluğu, tükürük bezlerinde şişlik, yutma güçlüğü şikayetleri en sık erkeklerde, ağızda yanma ve tat alma bozukluğu şikayetleri ise en sık kadınlarda görülmüştür.

Sonuç:
Kuru ağzın semptomları her yaş grubunda farklı klinik şikayetlere neden olabilir.

Keywords

Ağız kuruluğu, tükürük bezlerinde şişlik, yutma güçlüğü, ağız kokusu, ağızda yanma, tat alma bozukluğu.

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