Survey of the prevalence of dry syndrome and its related factors

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25463238
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Ito Kayoko 新潟大学, 医歯学総合病院, 助教 (80401735)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAKAMATSU kiyoshi 東京歯科大学, 歯学部, 教授 (30206875) ; FUNAYAMA saori 新潟大学, 医歯学総合病院, 医員 (30422611) ; NOHNO kaname 新潟大学, 医歯学総合病院, 助教 (80422608)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 口腔乾燥症 / 唾液 / ドライシンドローム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In xerostomia clinic, 51.3% patients had dryness of eyes, 35.5% patients had dryness of nose, 17.1% patients had dryness of skin, and 30.0% patients had dryness of　vagina. In gynecological patient, 42.1% patients had dryness of the nose, 48.4% patients had dryness of mouth,and 25.3 patients had dryness of vagina. Only dryness of mouth was related to chromogranin A, which is a stress marker.The treatment which was including chinese herbal medicine and counseling was performed to the patients who had complained of all regions of dryness. The dryness of the eyes and nose were improved by these treatments.　It was suggested that the treatment for xerostomia improved dryness of another regions.

Free Research Field

高齢者歯科学