A 76-year old male presented at the Oral Medicine Clinic, complaining of a persistent feeling of a dry mouth, subsequent to having undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 18 months previously. Other than the cancer, he had no systemic problems of note and was otherwise in good physical health. Upon further questioning, the patient reported that the dr...

Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a very common symptom amongst the terminally ill and can have profound negative effects on patients' quality of life. It predominantly affects the middle aged and elderly people. Patients with a persistently dry mouth may develop a burning or scalded sensation and have poor oral hygiene. They are prone to increased dental caries, periodontal disease, intolerance of ...

BACKGROUND Dry mouth is usually caused by a reduced salivary flow or by changes in the biochemical composition of saliva. OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper is a review of the update literature of dry mouth. METHODS We search in pubmed in the past 10 years using the words «dry mouth», «causes», «symptoms», «treatment» and «dentistry». A large number of papers have been identified. Papers not r...

Dry mouth can be caused by medication, CPAP use, radiation treatment and a variety of connective tissue diseases, with the prevalence increasing with age. In most individuals, daytime dryness is easily managed. However, except for a new product tested in this study, there is no product lasting longer than an hour that can be used at night to reduce the perception of oral dryness while sleeping....

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Salivary dysfunction, such as reduced salivary flow and an altered composition, is caused by several diseases, medical conditions, medications. The purpose of the present study was to clarify relationship between hypertension morphological changes in submandibular glands. An epidemiological conducted elucidate dry mouth. effects on intima thickness arteries glands were histopathologically inves...

OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy of a new saliva substitute in spray form, for patients with dry mouth. STUDY DESIGN Thirty-seven patients with dry mouth were selected (16 males and 21 females), with an age of over 60 years and meeting the following inclusion criteria: xerostomia and hyposialia confirmed by sialometry (resting whole saliva / stimulated whole saliva). A new artificial sali...