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Investigating the relationship between hyposalivation and mucosal wetness [PDF]
Oral Diseases, 2010 Oral Diseases (2010) 17, 109–114Background: Mucosal wetness (MW) reflects the layer of residual saliva that covers the oral mucosal surfaces.Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine MW at different oral mucosa sites and to investigate the relationship between MW, unstimulated whole salivary flow rates (UWS) and Clinical Oral Dryness Score (
Osailan, S. +4 more
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Dentistry Journal, 2021 Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have become known to present with different oral symptoms. However, xerostomia remains poorly recognized compared with taste dysfunction.
Hironori Tsuchiya
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Radioprotective effect of lidocaine on neurotransmitter agonist-induced secretion in irradiated salivary glands. [PDF]
, 2013 Previously we verified the radioprotective effect of lidocaine on the function and ultrastructure of salivary glands in rabbits. However, the underlying mechanism of lidocaine's radioprotective effect is unknown.
Benedek, Geza A. +8 more
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International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This pilot study aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes and confidence levels of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) before and after case‐based education among dental hygiene students. Moreover, to give an international perspective, this study included students from the US and Scandinavia. Methods A longitudinal multicentre study assessed
Ann‐Catrin André Kramer +6 more
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The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Objectives. To establish referential values ranges of hyposalivation and normosalivation for the salivary flow rate (SFR) of upper labial (LS) and palatal (PS) mucosa using Schirmer's test strips paper and as a second goal to determine the values ranges ...
Denise Pinheiro Falcão +7 more
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Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2022 Background: Saliva, a complex fluid secreted by the salivary glands within the oral cavity, is the first to interact with smoke while smoking. Nicotine in smoke causes structural and functional changes in the saliva, leading to a significant reduction in
Shaik Ameer +5 more
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Autoimmune diseases and their manifestations on oral cavity: diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]
, 2018 Oral signs are frequently the first manifestation of autoimmune diseases. For this reason, dentists play an important role in the detection of emerging autoimmune pathologies.
Bossù, Maurizio +5 more
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International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To analyse sex differences in health‐related quality of life (HRQL) before, during and up to 3 months posttreatment of head and neck cancer, and to examine the importance of salivary secretion rate for HRQL posttreatment. Methods Patients were recruited before starting curative oncologic treatment.
Niklas Bohm +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e GerontologiaThis study aimed to perform a systematic review of studies on factors related to xerostomia and/or hyposalivation in elderly patients with diabetes. SciELO, Science Direct, Scopus, and PubMed/Medline databases were searched for articles published from ...
Everton Freitas de Morais +4 more
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Dentistry Journal, 2018 Successful management of oral mucositis, dysgeusia and oral dryness was made with five sessions of photobiomodulation. The severity of oral mucositis was measured according to the World Health Organization scale for the assessment of oral mucositis ...
Marwan El Mobadder +3 more
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