Oral and systemic factors in xerostomia

ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship among following features: hyposalivation, systemic diseases and drug use, oral symptoms, dental condition, salivary flow pH, as well. Methods: A cross-sectional performed with 50 participants diagnosed xerostomia, randomly selected distributed in two groups: 25 hyposalivation without paired age sex. Unstimulated Salivary Flow Rate (USFR), Decayed, Missing, Filled, Teeth (DMFT) index pH were determined. Mann-Whitney test chi-square applied, considering significant for p-values <0.05. Results: Among 88% used drugs 96% presented disease. And those 48% 64% ones showed highest levels dysgeusia (60%) burn mouth (36%). There statistically differences medians USFR (0.08ml/minute / 0.2ml/minute) (p = 0.000), (6/7) 0.000) DMFT (22/17) 0.004) obtained from respectively. Only group there a association unstimulated rate 0.035), type disease 0.049) (p=0.032) demonstrated an 0.015). Conclusion: research results have suggested that worsens status triggering is influenced by group.