@article{ART002022913},
author={kim eun ju and kwag jung suk},
title={Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2015},
volume={15},
number={4},
pages={679-685},
doi={}
TY - JOUR
AU - kim eun ju
AU - kwag jung suk
TI - Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2015
VL - 15
IS - 4
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 679
EP - 685
SN - 2287-1705
AB - Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the change of the salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral health-related quality of life in the elderly people after the application of oral massage.
Methods: The subjects were 101 elderly people at two senior welfare centers in Mokpo from November, 2012 to January, 2013 by the application of oral massage. The final subjects were 56 elderly people who participated in the massage more than 15 times of 20.
They were measured for saliva flow rate, xerostomia, and OHIP. On the first and the last day, a self-reported questionnaire was completed by the elderly people. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, oral health related knowledge, symptoms and behavior of xerostomia, and OHIP. OHIP included functional limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, physical disability, psychological disability, social disability, and handicap, and was measured by Likert 5 point scale.
Results: The salivary flow rate of the elderly people increased after the implementation of the program. There was a significant improvement in xerostomia, functional limitation, physical pain, psychological discomfort, and social efficacy (p<0.001).
Conclusions : The oral massage program enhanced the oral function of the elderly people, and had an influence on the improvement of oral health-related quality of life.
KW - oral health-related quality of life;oral massage;salivary flow rate;xerostomia
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kim eun ju and kwag jung suk. (2015). Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 15(4), 679-685.
kim eun ju and kwag jung suk. 2015, "Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.15, no.4 pp.679-685. Available from: doi:
kim eun ju, kwag jung suk "Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 15.4 pp.679-685 (2015) : 679.
kim eun ju, kwag jung suk. Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage. 2015; 15(4), 679-685. Available from: doi:
kim eun ju and kwag jung suk. "Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 15, no.4 (2015) : 679-685.doi:
kim eun ju; kwag jung suk. Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 15(4), 679-685. doi:
kim eun ju; kwag jung suk. Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2015; 15(4) 679-685. doi:
kim eun ju, kwag jung suk. Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage. 2015; 15(4), 679-685. Available from: doi:
kim eun ju and kwag jung suk. "Change of salivary flow rate, xerostomia, and oral healthrelated quality of life after oral muscle massage" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 15, no.4 (2015) : 679-685.doi:
