Factors Associated with Hyposalivation in Brazilian Adults
| Autor: | Handerson Nunes de Carvalho, Yuri Lins dos Santos, Kenio Costa de Lima, Ítalo de Macedo Bernardino, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia, Ramon Targino Firmino, Edja Maria Melo de Brito Costa |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, Vol 24 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1519-0501 1983-4632 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine the occurrence of hyposalivation in Brazilian adults and its association with individual determinants, such as the use of medications, systemic conditions, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study with 402 adults was developed. Information was collected on sociodemographic and general health characteristics, and sialometry was performed with stimulated salivary flow. It indicated low salivary flow when ≤ 0.7 mL/min. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using a decision tree (p |
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