Xerostomia: Few dry facts about dry mouth

Autor: Prasanna Kumar J Rao, Laxmikanth Chatra, Prashanth Shenai, K M Veena, Rachana V Prabhu, Tashika Kushraj, Prathima Shetty, Shaul Hameed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 190-194 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2321-4848
DOI: 10.4103/2321-4848.144335
Popis: Xerostomia is the subjective feeling of oral dryness, which is often associated with hypofunction of the salivary gland. Xerostomia can also have a major impact on a patient′s oral health and quality of life. Patients with xerostomia complaints of problems with mastication, phonetics, deglutition and wearing dentures. Treatment of this condition always depends on the cause. Oral physicians should be able to diagnose this condition and able to give proper treatment to provide comfort to their patients. This article reviews the causes of xerostomia and its management.
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