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Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek, 2014 Xerostomia is the subjective feeling of oral dryness. The major causes are Sjögren's syndrome (SS), medication and radiotherapy to the head and neck. SS is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by infiltration of the exocrine glands, the salivary and lacrimal ones in particular.
Delli, K. +4 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2022 Background This study was to evaluate the predictors of xerostomia and Grade 3 xerostomia in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients receiving radical radiotherapy and establish prediction models for xerostomia and Grade 3 ...
Minying Li +6 more
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Journal of Dentistry Indonesia, 2014 One of the oral complications in head and neck radiotherapy is xerostomia. The severity of xerostomia can be observed using objective examination (unstimulated salivary flow rate measurement) and subjective examination (assessment using xerostomia ...
Friendika Dhiah Ayu Intan Shinta +3 more
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Shortening the Xerostomia Inventory [PDF]
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 2011 The aim of this study was to determine the validity and properties of the Summated Xerostomia Inventory-Dutch Version in samples from Australia, The Netherlands, Japan, and New Zealand.Six cross-sectional samples of older people from The Netherlands (n = 50), Australia (n = 637; n = 245), Japan (n = 401), and New Zealand (n = 167; n = 86) were enrolled.
Thomson, W.M. +7 more
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Oral microbiota in xerostomia patients - A preliminary study
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2022 Background/purpose: The estimated prevalence of xerostomia (lack of saliva) ranges from 10% to 50% of the general population. The oral cavity provides a multivariant environmental habitat to over 700 species of bacteria and fungi.
Chen-Tsung Weng +5 more
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HUBUNGAN DERAJAT XEROSTOMIA DENGAN PH SALIVA PASCA RADIOTERAPI KANKER KEPALA LEHER
Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro, 2017 Latar belakang Radioterapi memberi efek destruktif pada kelenjar saliva yang menyebabkan xerostomia dan juga menurunnya kapasitas buffer saliva sehingga terjadi penurunan pH.
Novia Khoerunnisa +2 more
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Dental Research Journal, 2012 Xerostomia is the medical term for the subjective complaint of dry mouth due to a lack of saliva. Xerostomia is sometimes colloquially called pasties, cottonmouth, drooth, doughmouth or des (like a desert).
Shriprasad Sarapur, H S Shilpashree
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Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2015 Xerostomia is a common problem, particularly in an elderly population, with a range of causes that affect important aspects of life, such as chewing, swallowing, and speaking.
Ghazaleh Heydarirad MD +1 more
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Magnetochemistry, 2020 Xerostomia is a common adverse effect of radiation therapy at the head and neck area. Radiation-induced xerostomia can be severe and detrimental for the quality of life. Clinicians and radiologists have focused on the prevention of xerostomia as feasible,
Anastasia Katsavochristou +1 more
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Anticholinergic Medication and Caries Status Predict Xerostomia under 65
Dentistry Journal, 2023 The use of anticholinergic medications is increasing in younger ages, yet information about xerostomia, the most common anticholinergic side effect, is limited.
Hui Ling Cheah +4 more
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