2017 年 51 巻 2 号 p. 89-93
We did a retrospective study of the initial medical interview and blood screening exami nation of patients with dry mouth syndrome. We selected 330 patients (51 males and 279 females) between 27 and 102 years of age with an average age of 67 years. In addition,we determined if there were any previous and/or present systemic diseases, and if the patients regularly took medicine. The largest number of subjects were in the 71 to 80 years age bracket 37.0% (122/330), and the male/female ratio was 51:279 (15.5% : 84.5%). The higher outrange ratio of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) was 36.7% (121/330) and the lower was 12.4% (41/330). The higher outrange ratio of mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) was 36.7% (121/330), and the lower was 8.2% (27/330). The ratio of abnormal meas urements of RF was 10.3% (34/330), while the ratio of abnormal measurements of iron was 37.9% (125/330). Abnormal measurements for zinc were 13.9% (46/330), 37.6% (124/330) for hypertension, and 12.4% (41/330) for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Hyperlipi daemia was 11.8% (39/330) and diabetes mellitus was 7.0% (23/330). The percentage of patients taking minor tanquilizers was 16.4% (54/330), while 7.9% (26/330) were taking H2 blockers. It appears that anemia might be an important initial screening factor for dry mouth syndrome. (J Osaka Dent Univ 2017; 51: 89-93)
