Study on suppression factor for salivation and improvement of dry mouth

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21592650
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Social dentistry
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	HARA Kumiko 広島大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 講師 (30397955)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords	唾液腺マッサージ / 口腔乾燥症予備軍 / 安静時唾液量 / 口腔保健 / 口唇閉鎖力 / 口唇閉銷力
Research Abstract	Salivary gland hypofunction leads to severe disorders of oral function, such as disturbances in taste, mastication, swallowing and speaking. Management of dry mouth is necessary for a higher quality of life, but dry mouth increases in young subjects. We investigated suppression factor of saliva production and improvement treatment for dry mouth by analyzing the relationship between the hypofunction and stress hormones or food habits. The salivary gland massage in addition to the balanced diet helps improve the hypofunction.

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