PMID- 37489324
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230727
IS  - 2308-3417 (Electronic)
IS  - 2308-3417 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 4
DP  - 2023 Jul 15
TI  - The Prevalence of Xerostomia in Older Thai Individuals with Type II Diabetes 
      Mellitus and Its Association with Type of Toothpaste and Oral Functions: A 
      Cross-Sectional Study Using Questionnaires.
LID - 10.3390/geriatrics8040076 [doi]
LID - 76
AB  - AIM: To investigate the prevalence of xerostomia in older people with diabetes 
      mellitus and its impacts on oral functions, as well as to determine potential 
      risk factors for xerostomia. METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study was 
      conducted on 623 older type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) Thai people using valid 
      structural questionnaires. Patients were interviewed, and data were recorded. 
      Xerostomia was assessed using subjective symptom questionnaires. Risk factors for 
      xerostomia were analyzed using bivariate and multiple logistic regression 
      analyses. RESULTS: Among the study participants, 38.4% of the older T2DM people 
      had xerostomia, which is associated with sex, age, type of toothpaste, years of 
      diabetes, hemoglobin A1c level, other systemic diseases, medication, smoking, 
      alcohol consumption, and denture wearing. It was significant that xerostomia was 
      associated with toothpaste containing spicy herbal extracts (OR: 9.32 [3.46 to 
      15.25]), while toothpaste containing artificial sweeteners tended to lower the 
      risk of xerostomia. In addition, older T2DM adults with xerostomia had greater 
      impaired oral functions, which include difficulties in speaking (OR: 3.31 [1.11 
      to 9.80]), tasting (OR: 5.12 [3.26 to 8.06]), swallowing (OR: 3.59 [2.32 to 
      5.53]), and chewing (OR: 3.34 [1.15 to 5.82]). CONCLUSIONS: Xerostomia is 
      prevalent in older Thai people with T2DM. The results suggest that toothpaste 
      containing spicy herbal extracts might increase the risk of xerostomia, resulting 
      in various oral function problems. Therefore, greater awareness of xerostomia in 
      this group should be raised to monitor dental health, and professionals should 
      work in parallel with other aspects of oral health promotion.
FAU - Sonpanao, Panitan
AU  - Sonpanao P
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0308-5578
AD  - Translational Medicine (International Program), Institute of Medicine, Suranaree 
      University of Technology (SUT), Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
AD  - School of Geriatric Oral Health, Institute of Dentistry, Suranaree University of 
      Technology (SUT), Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
FAU - Janebodin, Kajohnkiart
AU  - Janebodin K
AD  - Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, 
      Thailand.
FAU - Namvichaisirikul, Niwatchai
AU  - Namvichaisirikul N
AD  - Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, 
      Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
FAU - Thongjit, Supattarayan
AU  - Thongjit S
AD  - School of Family and Community Oral Health, Institute of Dentistry, Suranaree 
      University of Technology (SUT), Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
FAU - Jitprasertwong, Paiboon
AU  - Jitprasertwong P
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6170-1685
AD  - School of Geriatric Oral Health, Institute of Dentistry, Suranaree University of 
      Technology (SUT), Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand.
LA  - eng
GR  - D6200381-5/2565/National Research Council of Thailand/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230715
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Geriatrics (Basel)
JT  - Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101704019
PMC - PMC10366830
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - dental health surveys
OT  - diabetes
OT  - older people
OT  - toothpaste
OT  - xerostomia
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/07/25 06:43
MHDA- 2023/07/25 06:44
PMCR- 2023/07/15
CRDT- 2023/07/25 04:42
PHST- 2023/04/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/07/11 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/07/13 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/07/25 06:44 [medline]
PHST- 2023/07/25 06:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/07/25 04:42 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/07/15 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - geriatrics8040076 [pii]
AID - geriatrics-08-00076 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/geriatrics8040076 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Geriatrics (Basel). 2023 Jul 15;8(4):76. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics8040076.