Deterioration in saliva quality in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome: impact of decrease in salivary epidermal growth factor on the severity of intraoral manifestations

BACKGROUND: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands, especially the salivary and lacrimal glands. As a result of salivary gland dysfunction, most patients with SS have xerostomia related to a reduced saliva...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Azuma, Naoto, Katada, Yoshinori, Sano, Hajime
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5890343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41232-018-0062-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5890343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41232-018-0062-0

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