Xerostomia in primary care: a register-based study of prevalence, medication categories, and associated risk factors [PDF]
Frontiers in Oral HealthObjectivesXerostomia, the subjective sensation of oral dryness, is often associated with reduced salivary secretion. Xerostomia is a prevalent side effect to numerous medications but also found associated with aging and female sex.
Vini Rughwani +7 more
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A deep learning model for predicting radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer based on multi-channel fusion [PDF]
BMC Medical ImagingObjectives Radiation-induced xerostomia is a common sequela in patients who undergo head and neck radiation therapy. This study aims to develop a three-dimensional deep learning model to predict xerostomia by fusing data from the gross tumor volume ...
Lin Lin +9 more
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Prevalencia de xerostomía e hiposalivación en población femenina en etapa de postmenopausia
Odontoestomatología, 2022 Objetivos: Evaluar el flujo salival en reposo y estimulado y la prevalencia de xerostomía y/ o hiposialia en mujeres posmenopáusicas, considerando la condición sistémica de cada participante. Objetivos específicos: a) estimar la correspondencia entre
ERNESTO JAVIER ANDRADE +8 more
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Characteristics of medication-induced xerostomia and effect of treatment
PLoS ONE, 2023 Objective Side-effects of medications cause xerostomia. There have been cases where a medication has been discontinued owing to its severe side-effects.
Kayoko Ito +6 more
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Salivary characteristics in patients with familial Alzheimer’s disease due to e280a mutation
Revista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia, 2018 Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of cognitive functions. The prevalence of this disease worldwide is high, and therefore it is important to have a better understanding of the oral health needs ...
Santiago Palacio-Gutiérrez +5 more
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Dry Eye Disease Patients with Xerostomia Report Higher Symptom Load and Have Poorer Meibum Expressibility. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The purpose of the study was to investigate if xerostomia (dry mouth) is associated with symptoms and signs of dry eye disease (DED). At the Norwegian Dry Eye Clinic, patients with symptomatic DED with different etiologies were consecutively included in ...
Ida G Fostad +6 more
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Geriatrics, 2023 Aim: To investigate the prevalence of xerostomia in older people with diabetes mellitus and its impacts on oral functions, as well as to determine potential risk factors for xerostomia.
Panitan Sonpanao +4 more
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Discordance between hyposalivation and xerostomia among community-dwelling older adults in Japan.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Individuals with an objective decrease in salivary flow (objective dry mouth) may not be aware of subjective dry mouth (xerostomia). However, no clear evidence exists to explain the discordance between subjective and objective dry mouth.
Ichizo Morita +10 more
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Evaluation of Xerostomia in Different Psychological Disorders: An Observational Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Psychiatric diseases like anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders are increasing at an alarming rate. These diseases can affect the quantity and quality of saliva leading to multiple oral diseases.
Suresh Kandagal Veerabhadrappa +5 more
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Boca seca y boca ardiente [PDF]
, 2014 La saliva es esencial para mantener la salud oral. El 99% de su composición es agua. El desencadenante más común de boca seca es la toma de medicamentos, generalmente acompañada de escasa ingesta de líquidos.
Chimenos Küstner, Eduardo
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