{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Decreased oral function in Japanese inpatients with schizophrenia.
{Author}: Watanabe Y;Otake M;Ono S;Ootake M;Murakami K;Kumagai K;Matsuzawa K;Kasahara H;Hori K;Someya T;
{Journal}: Neuropsychopharmacol Rep
{Volume}: 44
{Issue}: 2
{Year}: 2024 Jun 11
暂无{DOI}: 10.1002/npr2.12443
{Abstract}: OBJECTIVE: Oral function in patients with schizophrenia has not been well-characterized. To address this, we performed a cross-sectional study of oral function in Japanese inpatients with schizophrenia.
METHODS: We measured oral function, including occlusal force, tongue-lip motor function, tongue pressure, and masticatory function in 130 Japanese inpatients with schizophrenia. We then compared the frequency of clinical signs of oral hypofunction among 63 non-elderly and 67 elderly inpatients with schizophrenia, as well as data from 98 elderly control participants from a previous Japanese study.
RESULTS: The frequency of reduced occlusal force was significantly higher in the elderly inpatients (76.2%) than in the non-elderly inpatients (43.9%) and elderly controls (43.9%). The frequency of decreased tongue-lip motor function in non-elderly inpatients (96.8%) and elderly inpatients (97.0%) was significantly higher than that in elderly controls (56.1%). The frequency of decreased tongue pressure in non-elderly inpatients (66.1%) and elderly inpatients (80.7%) was significantly higher than that in elderly controls (43.9%). Finally, the frequency of decreased masticatory function was highest in elderly inpatients (76.5%), followed by non-elderly inpatients (54.8%) and elderly controls (15.3%).
CONCLUSIONS: Oral function was decreased in both non-elderly and elderly Japanese inpatients with schizophrenia compared with elderly controls.