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Latest Advancement in the Management of Xerostomia: A Review [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Xerostomia, also known as dry mouth, is a subjective sensation arising due to the reduced salivary flow. The dry mouth interferes with normal oral functions such as swallowing, chewing and speech.
Venetia Aranha +3 more
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Hyposalivation, oral health, and Candida colonization in independent dentate elders.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Hyposalivation is an important problem in elders and could interfere with several oral functions and microbial ecology. While the number of independent elders who retain more natural teeth increases worldwide, few studies examined hyposalivation in this ...
Nada Buranarom +2 more
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Could inflammation contribute to salivary gland dysfunction in patients with chronic heart failure?
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. HF results not only in cardiovascular dysfunction, but also numerous pathologies in the oral cavity and salivary glands.
Anna Klimiuk +4 more
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Hyposalivation and oral candidiasis-A short review
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 2022 Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection commonly encountered in immunocompromised individuals. The oral cavity harbours numerous microbes and along with immunity saliva also maintains oral health. The Candida species form biofilm over the tissue and prosthetic surfaces. The biofilm formation results in persistent
Babu, N Aravindha, Anitha, N
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Different Protocols of Photobiomodulation Therapy of Hyposalivation [PDF]
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 2018 Objective: Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy has proved to be effective for a wide range of oral pathologies including oral dryness, but the literature still lacks reports of clinical trials and protocols.
Lončar Brzak, Božana +5 more
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Profiling the lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA interaction network in the submandibular gland of diabetic mice
BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2022 Background Hyposalivation is one of the common symptoms of diabetes. Although long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently been reported to play important roles in the pathogenesis of diabetes, the role of lncRNAs in diabetes-induced hyposalivation ...
Xi-Jin Shi +7 more
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BJPsych Open, 2023 Background Poor oral health is increasingly recognised as an important comorbidity in people with psychiatric illness. One risk factor is psychotropic-induced dry mouth.
Cherilyn Xue Wei Teoh +6 more
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Медицинская иммунология, 2022 Sialadenosis is a dystrophic disease of the salivary glands parenchyma, which leads to secretory disorders and hypertrophy of salivary glands. Sialadenitis develops in cases of secondary inflammation. Standard methods and medications for the treatment of
T. B. Sultimova +4 more
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Late Oral Complications Caused by Head and Neck Radiotherapy: Clinical and Laboratory Study
eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2020 Objectives: The aim of presented cross-sectional and observational study was to determine the prevalence of late oral complications of patients with head and neck cancer who underwent radiotherapy, by clinical and laboratory analyses.
Adriane C. Martinez +6 more
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Hyposalivation and Xerostomia in Dentate Older Adults [PDF]
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2010 Older adults are susceptible to reduced saliva production related to certain medications, radiation and chronic conditions. Many of these people have many physical and oral health problems and limited access to dental care. The use of effective screening tools for xerostomia and hyposalivation would be helpful in identifying those at risk.
R Constance, Wiener +6 more
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