Artificial Saliva for Therapeutic Management of Xerostomia: A Narrative Review.

Autor: Alhejoury HA; Dental Intern, Dentistry Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Mogharbel LF; Dental Intern, Dentistry Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Al-Qadhi MA; General Dentist, Ministry of Health, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Shamlan SS; Dental Intern, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alturki AF; Dental Intern, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Babatin WM; Dental Intern, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Mohammed Alaishan RA; Dental Intern, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Pullishery F; Department of Community Dentistry, Dentistry Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences [J Pharm Bioallied Sci] 2021 Nov; Vol. 13 (Suppl 2), pp. S903-S907. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 10.
DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_236_21
Abstrakt: In clinical practice, xerostomia or oral dryness is a chronic disease condition encountered by most dentists and dental hygienists, which often causes a negative impact on the oral health-related quality of life of the affected individual. Xerostomia is caused due to salivary gland dysfunction. It is related to reduced salivary secretion or the absence of saliva flow, more frequently, exhibits qualitative changes in saliva proteins and immunoglobulin concentrations that arise due to salivary gland dysfunction. This condition causes discomfort and interferes with normal oral activities, and affected individuals are at high caries risk. There are several options for treatment and symptom management: salivary stimulants, topical agents, saliva substitutes, and systemic sialogogues. This review explores the current status of therapeutic management of patients affected by xerostomia and hyposalivation using artificial saliva.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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