The effect of gum chewing on xerostomia and salivary flow rate in elderly and medically compromised subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Xerostomia negatively affects quality of life. Symptoms include oral dryness; thirst; difficulty speaking, chewing, and swallowing food; oral discomfort; mouth soft tissue soreness and infections; and rampant tooth decay. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to i...

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Autores principales: Dodds, Michael W. J., Haddou, Mohamed Ben, Day, Jon E. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10280939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37340436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-03084-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10280939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37340436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-03084-x

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