Henn Indiara Welter, da Silva Ruann Oswaldo Carvalho, Chaiben Cassiano Lima, Fernandes Ângela, Naval Machado Maria Ângela, de Lima Antonio Adilson Soares
Graduate student, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Undergraduate student, School of Dentistry, Department of Stomatology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Spec Care Dentist. 2017 Jan;37(1):3-9. doi: 10.1111/scd.12186. Epub 2016 Apr 26.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of taste in HIV-infected patients.
One hundred males and females (11 to 60 years old) were divided into two groups (50 patients infected by HIV and 50 controls) and evaluated for gustatory function.
The results revealed that the mean score in the evaluation of taste was significantly lower in individuals with HIV when compared to controls for both sides of the tongue (p < 0.05). Patients with HIV infection had difficulty recognizing the bitter taste, followed by salty and sweet. When each side of the tongue was evaluated separately and compared, the Wilcoxon test showed that there was no significant difference on the tongue of individuals with HIV. The prevalence of hypogeusia was 20% in individuals with this disease.
Individuals with HIV infection may have a deficit in taste that can affect your general and oral health.
本研究旨在评估HIV感染患者的味觉感知。
100名男性和女性（11至60岁）被分为两组（50名HIV感染患者和50名对照），并对其味觉功能进行评估。
结果显示，与对照组相比，HIV感染者两侧舌头味觉评估的平均得分显著更低（p < 0.05）。HIV感染患者识别苦味困难，其次是咸味和甜味。当分别评估舌头两侧并进行比较时，Wilcoxon检验显示HIV感染者的舌头两侧无显著差异。该病患者中味觉减退的患病率为20%。
HIV感染者可能存在味觉缺陷，这会影响其整体健康和口腔健康。
