Diagnosis and management of xerostomia and hyposalivation

Xerostomia, the subjective complaint of dry mouth, and hyposalivation remain a significant burden for many individuals. Diagnosis of xerostomia and salivary gland hypofunction is dependent upon a careful and detailed history and thorough oral examination. There exist many options for treatment and s...

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Autores principales: Villa, Alessandro, Connell, Christopher L, Abati, Silvio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25653532
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S76282
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description Xerostomia, the subjective complaint of dry mouth, and hyposalivation remain a significant burden for many individuals. Diagnosis of xerostomia and salivary gland hypofunction is dependent upon a careful and detailed history and thorough oral examination. There exist many options for treatment and symptom management: salivary stimulants, topical agents, saliva substitutes, and systemic sialogogues. The aim of this review is to investigate the current state of knowledge on management and treatment of patients affected by xerostomia and/or hyposalivation.
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spelling pubmed-42787382015-02-04 Diagnosis and management of xerostomia and hyposalivation Villa, Alessandro Connell, Christopher L Abati, Silvio Ther Clin Risk Manag Review Xerostomia, the subjective complaint of dry mouth, and hyposalivation remain a significant burden for many individuals. Diagnosis of xerostomia and salivary gland hypofunction is dependent upon a careful and detailed history and thorough oral examination. There exist many options for treatment and symptom management: salivary stimulants, topical agents, saliva substitutes, and systemic sialogogues. The aim of this review is to investigate the current state of knowledge on management and treatment of patients affected by xerostomia and/or hyposalivation. Dove Medical Press 2014-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4278738/ /pubmed/25653532 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S76282 Text en © 2015 Villa et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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