Salivary secretion and salivary stress hormone level changes induced by tongue rotation exercise
Mizuhashi Fumi, Koide Kaoru,
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( Mizuhashi Fumi ) - Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata Removable Prosthodontics
( Koide Kaoru ) - Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata Removable Prosthodontics
Abstract
PURPOSE: Prevention of xerostomia and stress is important to prolong healthy life expectancy and improve the quality of life. We aimed to investigate the effects of tongue rotation exercise for increasing salivary secretions and stabilizing salivary stress hormone levels.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty four participants without subjective oral dryness were enrolled. The exercises comprised tongue rotation exercise and empty chewing. The salivary stress hormone level was measured using a Salivary Amylase Monitor. Unstimulated whole saliva volume and salivary amylase activity were measured before tongue rotation exercise or empty chewing and subsequently 5, 10, and 15 minutes after these exercises. Differences in the rates of change of unstimulated whole saliva volume and salivary amylase activity were analyzed by repeated measure analysis of variance.
RESULTS: Statistically significant differences among the rates of change were not observed after empty chewing for unstimulated whole saliva volume and salivary amylase activity at the four measurement times. However, the rate of change of unstimulated whole saliva volume and salivary amylase activity were statistically significantly different among the four time points: before the tongue rotation exercise and 5, 10, and 15 minutes post-exercise (P< .05 and P<.01, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Tongue rotation is effective in increasing saliva secretion, reducing stress, improving oral function, and extending healthy life expectancy.
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Tongue rotation exercise; Salivary secretion; Salivary stress hormone
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