Yeğinoğlu Sevilay, Ereş Gülden
Periodontology, Karabük Oral and Dental Health Hospital, Ministry of Health, Karabük, TUR.
Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, TUR.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 19;16(7):e64930. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64930. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Background Xerostomia is defined as the subjective feeling of dry mouth and affects millions of patients worldwide. Most studies are based on samples of the elderly in nursing homes. This study aimed to investigate the presence of xerostomia and the severity of self-reported xerostomia by sociodemographic variables and to evaluate xerostomia symptoms (self-reported halitosis, burning mouth, and mouth sores) in young adults. Methodology A questionnaire regarding sociodemographic data and the 11-item Xerostomia Inventory was delivered to patients aged 20-65 years who applied to the Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry for dental treatment before the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistical analyses were performed to determine the relationships between the presence of xerostomia and other variables such as age, gender, the presence of a systemic disease, medication use, smoking, alcohol consumption, and the use of removable prostheses. Results A total of 300 patients were included in the study. Xerostomia presence of 54.6% (164 patients) was identified. A significant relationship was found between age and xerostomia (p = 0.023; p = 0.001). The presence of xerostomia decreased as age increased. Xerostomia was more common in female patients (p = 0.028; p = 0.004). The presence of xerostomia was found to be high, not only in the elderly but also in younger adults. Conclusions This study sheds light on the current status, symptoms, and etiology of xerostomia presence in the young population in Turkey. Factors associated with xerostomia were age, female gender, and the number of cigarettes smoked per day. In this study, the high presence of xerostomia was due to smoking.
背景 口干症被定义为口腔干燥的主观感受，全球数百万患者受其影响。大多数研究基于养老院中的老年样本。本研究旨在通过社会人口统计学变量调查口干症的存在情况以及自我报告的口干症严重程度，并评估年轻成年人的口干症症状（自我报告的口臭、灼口症和口疮）。方法 一份关于社会人口统计学数据和11项口干症量表的问卷被发放给在2019年新冠疫情大流行之前到安卡拉大学牙科学院接受牙科治疗的20 - 65岁患者。进行统计分析以确定口干症的存在与其他变量之间的关系，这些变量包括年龄、性别、全身性疾病的存在、药物使用、吸烟、饮酒以及可摘义齿的使用。结果 本研究共纳入300名患者。确定有54.6%（164名患者）存在口干症。年龄与口干症之间存在显著关系（p = 0.023；p = 0.001）。随着年龄增长，口干症的存在情况减少。口干症在女性患者中更常见（p = 0.028；p = 0.004）。发现不仅在老年人中，而且在年轻成年人中口干症的存在情况都很高。结论 本研究揭示了土耳其年轻人群中口干症存在的现状、症状和病因。与口干症相关的因素有年龄、女性性别以及每天吸烟的数量。在本研究中，口干症的高发生率归因于吸烟。
