Evaluation of oral health, taste perception, nutritional status and emotional well‐being in post‐menopausal women

Background In postmenopausal women (PMW), vasomotor symptoms, emotional oscillations and sleep disturbances can affect physiological and psychological functioning. However, the effect of menopause on oral health‐related parameters is not been thoroughly studied. Objective To evaluate oral health, ta...

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Published in:	Journal of oral rehabilitation Vol. 51; no. 9; pp. 1833 - 1838
Main Authors:	Sumit, Kumar, Vikram, Khanna, Rajlaxmi, Mitra, Ranjitkumar, Patil, Anastasios, Grigoriadis, Abhishek, Kumar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-09-2024
Subjects:	DMFT Eichner index Emotions General Anxiety and Depression‐7 Medicin och hälsovetenskap Menopause Mini Nutritional Assessment Nutritional status Oral health Oral hygiene Oscillations Post-menopause post‐menopausal women Taste perception Temperature perception Womens health post‐menopausal women Eichner index General Anxiety and Depression‐7 Mini Nutritional Assessment Oral health DMFT
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Summary:	Background In postmenopausal women (PMW), vasomotor symptoms, emotional oscillations and sleep disturbances can affect physiological and psychological functioning. However, the effect of menopause on oral health‐related parameters is not been thoroughly studied. Objective To evaluate oral health, taste perception, eating habits, nutritional status and emotional well‐being in PMW compared with a group of young and healthy pre‐menopausal women (PrMW). Materials and Methods Two groups (Group I: PMW and Group II: PrMW) with 30 participants each, participated in the cross‐sectional study. The study proforma contained measures of oral health, taste perception, nutritional status and anxiety levels of the women in both groups using validated and previously used tools were designed and implemented. The data were analysed with student t, Mann–Whitney U, and chi‐squared tests to evaluate the differences between the two groups. Results The cross‐sectional study indicates no major differences in oral health, taste perception, nutritional and emotional status between PMW and PrMW. Nonetheless, there was a significant difference in perception of ‘front teeth lengthening in size’ and change in hot and cold sensations between the groups. Furthermore, the study group with PMW tends to have fewer natural teeth than the reference group. Conclusion Overall, menopause does not appear to affect oral health, taste perception, nutrition or emotional health. It is suggested that oral health and taste perception, as well as nutritional and emotional status, are associated with gradual aging processes that may or may not be affected by menopause. Oral health in Postmenopausal women.
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ISSN:	0305-182X 1365-2842 1365-2842
DOI:	10.1111/joor.13734