A Study of Dry Mouth and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Patients Taking Antidepressant [PDF]
European PsychiatryIntroduction Dry mouth is a subjective symptom of the feeling of dehydration inside of the mouth and is closely linked to reduced salivary secretion. The occurrence of dry mouth and GI disorders due to antidepressants greatly affects the course of the ...
S.-Y. Lee, H.-J. Lee
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Prevalence of dry mouth in adult patients in primary health care
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2022 Objectives To determine the prevalence and severity of dry mouth by age, gender, presence of disease, and medication intake for patients aged 18 years and over, seeking primary health care on the west coast of Sweden (Region of Västra Götaland, VGR ...
Bertil Marklund, Hulya Çevik-Aras
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Dry mouth in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty: a study protocol for two intervention studies and a nested qualitative sub-study (the Dry mOuth Project, DROP) [PDF]
BMC Palliative Care, 2023 Background Despite its prevalent and impactful nature, dry mouth remains an underexposed and undertreated symptom in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty.
Annelot I. van der Meulen +6 more
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Oral–Systemic Health Burden and Dry Mouth as an Intermediary Factor: A Cross-Sectional Study in Singapore Nursing Homes [PDF]
International Dental JournalIntroduction and aims: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of oral and systemic health conditions among older adults in nursing homes (NHs) in Singapore and investigate associations between dry mouth and oral-systemic health factors.
Sayaka Tada +6 more
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The association between oral dryness and use of dry-mouth interventions in Sjögren's syndrome patients. [PDF]
Clin Oral Investig, 2022 Sjögren’s syndrome patients use different dry-mouth interventions for the relieve of their oral dryness. Recently, it was shown that patients with dry-mouth complaints have regional differences in perceived intra-oral dryness.
Assy Z, Bikker FJ, Picauly O, Brand HS.
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Care need and dry mouth as risk indicators for impaired taste and smell [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 To identify whether reduced saliva secretion or xerostomia symptoms are risk indicators for impaired taste and smell, depending on age and care needs. This cross-sectional study evaluated taste and smell in patients categorized into different age groups (
Mara-Zoe Hummelsheim +4 more
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Thirst or dry mouth in dying patients?—A qualitative study of palliative care physicians’ experiences [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Introduction Thirst and dry mouth are common symptoms among patients at the end of life. In palliative care today, there is a focus on mouth care to alleviate thirst.
Maria Friedrichsen +11 more
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Measuring the symptomatic, physical, emotional and social impacts of dry mouth: A qualitative study
Gerodontology, 2020 OBJECTIVE To explore the impacts of dry mouth in order to develop a comprehensive condition-specific OHRQoL measure. BACKGROUND Dry mouth has been shown to have significant, if not more severe impacts on OHRQoL, than dental caries. Yet there remain few
Sarah R Baker +2 more
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Disproportionality analysis of drug-induced dry mouth using data from the United States food and drug administration adverse event reporting system database [PDF]
HeliyonBackground: Drug-induced dry mouth is an adverse reaction that can significantly affect the quality of life and mental state of patients. In this study, we aimed to identify the most common drugs associated with dry mouth using data from the United ...
Dan Xu, Hong Zhu, Meng Wu
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Dry mouth and older people [PDF]
Australian Dental Journal, 2015 AbstractDry mouth is more common among older people than in any other age group. Appropriate definition and accurate measurement of dry mouth is critical for better understanding, monitoring and treatment of the condition. Xerostomia is the symptom(s) of dry mouth; it can be measured using methods ranging from single questions to multi‐item summated ...
, W M Thomson
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