Taste alteration, mouth dryness and teeth staining as side effects of medications taken by elderly

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
dc.contributorCollege of Dentistry
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T16:57:21Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T16:57:21Z
dc.date.created2018-12-11T16:57:21Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-01
dc.identifierBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, v. 13, n. 4, p. 257-260, 2014.
dc.identifier1677-3225
dc.identifier1677-3217
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/171835
dc.identifier2-s2.0-84927776950
dc.description.abstractElderly patients generally use several types of medication, some of which may cause oral side effects. Aim: To investigate the oral side effects caused by medication in an elderly sample. Methods: Three hundred patients were interviewed about their use of medication and were divided in two groups: institutionalized (n=150) and community-dwelling (n=150) elderly. Results: The most used drugs were antihypertensives (53%) for community-dwelling elders and antiulceratives (76%) for the institutionalized ones. The more prevalent side effects were taste alterations that occurred in 19%, dry mouth in 17% and teeth staining in 2%. Conclusions: A high prevalence of oral side effects from medications used by the elderly was found in this study. The health professionals should be aware of the possible side effects caused by prescribed medications.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationBrazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
dc.relation0,131
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectDrug interactions
dc.subjectXerostomia
dc.titleTaste alteration, mouth dryness and teeth staining as side effects of medications taken by elderly
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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