Abstract
There has been an increasing number of patients diagnosed with chronic diseases. Many of those diseases determine changes in patients’ social and even professional life. The aim of the present work was to analyze saliva and oral mucosa parameters in adult patients diagnosed with chronic diseases. A total of 228 patients took part in the research. A total of 180 patients were hemodialyzed in Diaverum dialysis stations, and there were 48 patients from the Conservative Dentistry with Endodontics Clinic of the Academic Centre of Dentistry of Silesian Medical University in Bytom and patients from the dentistry division of the Arnika Clinic in Zabrze not diagnosed with any such diseases. Selected saliva parameters (secretion, pH and buffer capacity) and mucosa status were examined. In order to obtain information regarding xerostomia, patients were given a questionnaire. Patients assigned to the control group rarely used water to make swallowing easier or used candies to lessen the feeling of oral cavity dryness. They also rarely suffered from eye dryness. The feeling of dryness also did not influence their social life. The amount of produced saliva was higher in the control group. There was a significantly lower percentage of patients with a low buffer capacity of saliva. There were no differences in terms of saliva pH values between the two groups of patients. A significantly lower number of patients were diagnosed with ecchymosis, candidiasis, scrotal tongue and mechanical damages. Patients diagnosed with chronic diseases need to be provided with long-term care.
Highlights
An increasing number of people are being diagnosed with chronic diseases
Proper oral status would make an impact on social relations, proper food intake and self-esteem, and all of these factors are strongly connected to a satisfactory professional life
The control group was composed of 15 males and 33 females, and their average age was 52.71
Summary
An increasing number of people are being diagnosed with chronic diseases. Many of those diseases determine changes in patients social and even professional life. Chronic diseases are incurable, long-term conditions, and their treatment is mostly concentrated on dealing with their symptoms [1]. The unpredictability of the illness course undoubtedly influences patients’ quality of life. Multimorbidity affects patients’ social relations and mental health [2]. It needs to be remembered that oral diseases may influence the course and treatment of the general disease, and they undoubtedly influence patients’ quality of life. Proper oral status would make an impact on social relations, proper food intake and self-esteem, and all of these factors are strongly connected to a satisfactory professional life
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