Evaluation of oral health, taste perception, nutritional status and emotional well-being in post-menopausal women.

Autor: Sumit K; Department of Health Research-Multidisciplinary Unit, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India., Vikram K; Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India., Rajlaxmi M; Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India., Ranjitkumar P; Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India., Anastasios G; Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Abhishek K; Unit of Oral Rehabiliation, Division of Oral Diagnostics & Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.; Academic Center for Geriatric Dentistry, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of oral rehabilitation [J Oral Rehabil] 2024 Sep; Vol. 51 (9), pp. 1833-1838. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 22.
DOI: 10.1111/joor.13734
Abstrakt: Background: In postmenopausal women (PMW), vasomotor symptoms, emotional oscillations and sleep disturbances can affect physiological and psychological functioning. However, the effect of menopause on oral health-related parameters is not been thoroughly studied.
Objective: To evaluate oral health, taste perception, eating habits, nutritional status and emotional well-being in PMW compared with a group of young and healthy pre-menopausal women (PrMW).
Materials and Methods: Two groups (Group I: PMW and Group II: PrMW) with 30 participants each, participated in the cross-sectional study. The study proforma contained measures of oral health, taste perception, nutritional status and anxiety levels of the women in both groups using validated and previously used tools were designed and implemented. The data were analysed with student t, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-squared tests to evaluate the differences between the two groups.
Results: The cross-sectional study indicates no major differences in oral health, taste perception, nutritional and emotional status between PMW and PrMW. Nonetheless, there was a significant difference in perception of 'front teeth lengthening in size' and change in hot and cold sensations between the groups. Furthermore, the study group with PMW tends to have fewer natural teeth than the reference group.
Conclusion: Overall, menopause does not appear to affect oral health, taste perception, nutrition or emotional health. It is suggested that oral health and taste perception, as well as nutritional and emotional status, are associated with gradual aging processes that may or may not be affected by menopause.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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