Perbedaan flow saliva pada wanita menopause sebelum dan sesudah mengunyah permen karet yang mengandung xylitol
Background: Menopause is transition period from reproductive stage to non-reproductive stage. Average ages of menopausal women is between 43-57 years. In menopausal women, occurs decrease of saliva flow. In prior study, gumcontaining- xylitol is able to increase saliva flow in elderly people. Purp...
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FKG Unair
2011
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| Online Access: | http://repository.unair.ac.id/55219/1/OM-3-1-2011-01184-fp%208.pdf http://repository.unair.ac.id/55219/2/KUS%20HARIJANTI%208.pdf http://repository.unair.ac.id/55219/ http://dentj.fkg.unair.ac.id/account/doc_fullpaper/OM-3-1-2011-01184-fp.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background: Menopause is transition period from reproductive stage to non-reproductive stage. Average ages of
menopausal women is between 43-57 years. In menopausal women, occurs decrease of saliva flow. In prior study, gumcontaining-
xylitol is able to increase saliva flow in elderly people. Purpose: The aims of this study are to determine the
quantity of increased saliva flow in menopausal women and non-menopausal women after chewing gum-containing-xylitol
and to prove function gum-containing-xylitol as a ingredient which may increase saliva flow. Methods: This study uses
menopausal women and non-menopausal women as the subjects of this research. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected
for 3 minutes. After that, they were asked to rest for 10 minutes. Then subjects were asked to chew gum-containing-xylitol 5
minutes and the stimulated saliva was collected for 3 minutes. Results: There was significant increase in saliva flow rate due
to chewing gum-containing xylitol is about 0,3 ml/minute. |
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