Differences between the sensitivity of salty taste of menopause concentration of 3% NaCl and postmenopause concentration of 4% NaCl

Elfa Rushdah Ekandini 1, Alifia Halizah 2, Jenny Sunariani 3, Ester Arijani Rachmat 3, Yassir Ahmad Azzaim 4 and Elly Munadziroh 5, *

1 Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Under graduated Program, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
3 Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
4 Magister Program, Dental Health Science, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
5 Department of Dental Material, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 20(02), 428–431
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.20.2.2228
 
Publication history: 
Received on 20 September 2023; revised on 30 October 2023; accepted on 01 November 2023
 
Abstract: 
Background: Aging process happens in all of organ structures, including taste organ. Aging means dynamic and complexity processes that caused  changing cells. Organ functions and metabolism activity on menopause become decrease. On the other hand, organ functions and metabolism activity on another menopause don’t decrease during eldering. Purpose: The aim of this research was to investigate the difference perception of salty taste perception between menopause and postmenopause. This experiment was true experimental. Method: The samples were consists of two groups, each group have 16 samples. First group was  menopause (45-50 years) and the other group was postmenopause (55-65 years). The respondents are experimented at 8.00 am. We applied NaCl solution in concentration 2 %, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6% on border of anterior tongue, start from low concentration until they feel perception salty taste. Result: Samples are analyzed by Mann-Whitney test, and the result p < 0,05. Conclusion: Concentration of 3% NaCl menopouse have felt the salty taste while the postmenopause salty taste at a concentration of 4% NaCl so experimental perception of salty on postmenopause is less than menopause.
 
Keywords: 
Salty Taste; Menopause; Postmenopause; Human; Health.
 
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