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Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2017
Xerostomia is a frequent complaint and a real handicap for many patients, often drug-induced. Treatments, even if they are currently unsatisfactory, are aimed at improved oral comfort and quality of life for patients, and to prevent or treat local complications.
Scarlette, Agbo-Godeau +3 more
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Xerostomia is a frequent complaint and a real handicap for many patients, often drug-induced. Treatments, even if they are currently unsatisfactory, are aimed at improved oral comfort and quality of life for patients, and to prevent or treat local complications.
Scarlette, Agbo-Godeau +3 more
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Ugeskrift for laeger, 2021
Xerostomia is most commonly observed in patients treated with certain medications, those subjected to radiotherapy of the head and neck, or in individuals with Sjogren's syndrome. Although it mostly affects geriatric patients, xerostomia can be also observed in young individuals.
Ge-Fei Du, Gang Zhou
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Xerostomia is most commonly observed in patients treated with certain medications, those subjected to radiotherapy of the head and neck, or in individuals with Sjogren's syndrome. Although it mostly affects geriatric patients, xerostomia can be also observed in young individuals.
Ge-Fei Du, Gang Zhou
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Palliative Medicine, 1996
Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a very common symptom amongst the terminally ill and can have profound negative effects on patients' quality of life. Yet, it is often considered trivial and therefore tends to be neglected and ignored. This review examines the pathophysiology, aetiology and methods of assessing xerostomia and its effects and discusses its ...
C, Cooke, S, Ahmedzai, J, Mayberry
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Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a very common symptom amongst the terminally ill and can have profound negative effects on patients' quality of life. Yet, it is often considered trivial and therefore tends to be neglected and ignored. This review examines the pathophysiology, aetiology and methods of assessing xerostomia and its effects and discusses its ...
C, Cooke, S, Ahmedzai, J, Mayberry
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Acupuncture in Medicine, 2010
The life of head and neck cancer survivors may be improved by reducing xerostomia (dry mouth). The failure of conventional medicinde to provide durable relief has led toa revival of complementary approaches. This paper is a commentary on a systematic review by O'Sullivan and Higginson into current evidence on whether acupuncture is a safe and useful
Richard, Simcock, Valerie, Jenkins
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The life of head and neck cancer survivors may be improved by reducing xerostomia (dry mouth). The failure of conventional medicinde to provide durable relief has led toa revival of complementary approaches. This paper is a commentary on a systematic review by O'Sullivan and Higginson into current evidence on whether acupuncture is a safe and useful
Richard, Simcock, Valerie, Jenkins
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Degrees of xerostomia? A Rasch analysis of the Xerostomia Inventory
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2019AbstractObjective(s)The global demographic changes resulting in an ageing population require attention on xerostomia, as its prevalence appears to increase with age. The Xerostomia Inventory (XI) is a 11‐item instrument developed to evaluate the symptoms and behavioural components of xerostomia, while a shortened 5‐item version named Summated ...
Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Santiago +3 more
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Advances in Dental Research, 2000
Dry mouth must not be considered a trivial problem in the population, since it constitutes a phenomenon with many aspects relative to oral function as well as quality of life. Up until today, no global consensus has been reached with regard to the terminology of dry mouth, creating a substantial problem for research, education, diagnosis, and therapy ...
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Dry mouth must not be considered a trivial problem in the population, since it constitutes a phenomenon with many aspects relative to oral function as well as quality of life. Up until today, no global consensus has been reached with regard to the terminology of dry mouth, creating a substantial problem for research, education, diagnosis, and therapy ...
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