Efek Puasa terhadap Kecepatan Sekresi Saliva Suatu Kajian pada Lansia di Bulan Ramadhan

Autor: M. Nasrul, Ira Tanti, Siti Setiati, Tri Budi W. Rahardjo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Dentistry Indonesia, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 660-662 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1693-9697
2355-4800
DOI: 10.14693/jdi.v7i3.714
Popis: Until recently it was believed that saliva production diminishes with increasing age physiologically. In relation to prosthodontics, the saliva production is high correlated with the adhesive function for prostheses. It is known that the Moslem Indonesian Elderly People do fasting during Ramadhan Month. The effect of fasting in decreasing saliva production has been studies. In this regard 62 elderly people, 60 - 75 years old, consisted of 25 men and 37 women were observed. The result showed that the mean of saliva production before fasting was 30.9677 ml/mm while during fasting the figure showed 26.0339 ml/mm. Using "t" test it was significant difference between saliva production before and during fasting. It is concluded that fasting affected the decreasing of saliva production.
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