Halitosis is still poorly studied in young adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of self-reported halitosis and associate it with demographic and behavioral factors in young adult dental students. This cross-sectional study was designed as a census of students enrolled in three initial and three final semesters of a dental course in a Brazilian public university. Of 284 e...

INTRODUCTION One of the most important symptoms of Sjögren syndrome is xerostomia. The oral cavity deprived of saliva and its natural lubricative, protective and antibacterial properties is prone to a number of unfavourable consequences. AIM To present the most important lesions on the oral mucosa in primary and secondary Sjögren syndrome and in dry mouth syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS The ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of ginger herbal spray on reducing dry mouth in patients with Type II diabetes. MATERIALS AND METHODS This clinical trial was conducted on 20 patients with Type II diabetes suffering from dry mouth. The control individual for each patient was the same patient himself/herself. Each patient filled out his/her questionnaire at thre...

INTRODUCTION The cross-cultural adaptation of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment is important so it can be used with confidence in Portuguese language. OBJECTIVE To perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Portuguese version of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment and to estimate its intrarater reliability. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a validation study. Fac...

A moisturising micro-gel spray for prevention of dryness was compared with commercial products and artificial saliva in vitro and in a clinical setting in patients with cancer. Survival of cultured human gingival epithelial cells was evaluated after treatment with each product for 15 min. A dry test was performed for products giving a 50% survival rate, in which cell survival was measured after...

OBJECTIVES To assess and quantify the risk of drug-induced dry mouth as a side effect in older people. DESIGN Systematic review and metaanalysis. SETTING A search of the literature was undertaken using Medline, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and PubMed from 1990 to 2016. PARTICIPANTS Older people (aged ≥60) who participated in intervention or observational studies investigating drug us...

BACKGROUND Radiation treatment of head and neck cancer can cause chronic xerostomia which impairs patients' quality of life. The study reported here examined the efficacy of acupuncture in alleviating xerostomia symptoms especially dry mouth. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 145 patients with chronic radiation-induced xerostomia >18 months after treatments were recruited from seven UK cancer c...