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Significance and Implications of Patient-reported Xerostomia in Sjögren's Syndrome: Findings From the National Institutes of Health Cohort

EBioMedicine, 2016
Background: Xerostomia is a chief complaint of patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). However, newer proposals for SS classification remove xerostomia and hyposalivation from the criteria list.
Monisha Billings, DDS, MPH, PhD, Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH, Timothy Iafolla, DMD, MPH, Alan N. Baer, MD, Margaret Grisius, DDS, Ilias Alevizos, DMD, PhD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis to Explore Relationship‐Centred Dental Care for Older People Living in Care Homes

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patient groups and policymakers are calling for the implementation of relationship‐centred, co‐ordinated care for vulnerable older people. Relationship‐centred care highlights the significance of strong, quality relationships among residents, their families and the broader healthcare team.
Rosie Pritchett, Catherine Exley, Christopher Carroll, Rebecca Ruth Wassall   +3 more
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Oral shedding of human herpesviruses in patients undergoing radiotherapy/chemotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is not affected by xerostomia

Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2020
Background: Xerostomia is a very relevant and frequent complication of radiotherapy, causing the irradiated oral mucosa to be affected by bacterial, fungal and viral infections.
Michelle Palmieri, Mariana Ornaghi, Victor Adriano de Oliveira Martins, Luciana Correa, Thais Bianca Brandao, Ana Carolina do Prado Ribeiro, Laura Masami Sumita, Tania Regina Tozetto-Mendoza, Claudio Sergio Pannuti, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva   +9 more
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Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines for Oral Care for (Frail) Older Patients: Facilitators, Barriers, and Recommendations

Gerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The Dutch organisation for the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) in oral care known as the Kennisinstituut Mondzorg (KIMO) developed three CPGs to support professionals in oral care for (frail) older patients: (1) treatment of root caries, (2) xerostomia and hyposalivation related to medication and polypharmacy ...
Johanna Margaretha Kroese, Jan Joseph Mathieu Bruers   +1 more
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Impact of a Case‐Based Sleep Apnoea Education on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Confidence of Dental Hygiene Students—A Multicentre Intervention Study

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, Bridget Wright, Kristina Berggren, Linda Lundsbakken, Karelle Hopkins, Hanna Ahonen, Ulrika Lindmark   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education of Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists Working With Head and Neck Cancer Patients in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Departments in the United Kingdom—A Quantitative Study

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To investigate Dental Hygienists' (DHs) and Dental Therapists' (DTs) current undergraduate and postgraduate education with regard to the treatment of head and neck cancer (HANC) in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) departments in the United Kingdom.
Jocelyn Harding, Kenneth Eaton
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Dental Caries in Persons With or Without Long‐Term Experience of Positive Airway Pressure‐Treated Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oral dryness is common in persons with untreated obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as well as in those using positive airway pressure (PAP). OSA with or without PAP treatment could therefore be a risk factor of dental caries. Objectives To describe and compare the prevalence of dental caries among persons with or without PAP‐treated OSA.
H. Ahonen, K. Berggren, C. Kvarnvik, O. Sunnergren, U. Lindmark, A. Broström, M. Stensson   +6 more
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Prevalence and impact of xerostomia on quality of life: a clinical-based cross-sectional study in Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
Background The current investigation aimed to assess the prevalence of xerostomia, its relation to risk factors, and its impact on the quality of life among a sample of the Egyptian population.
Dalia Ghalwash, Ayman El-Gawish, Asmaa Abou-Bakr   +2 more
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Xerostomia: Few dry facts about dry mouth

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2014
Xerostomia is the subjective feeling of oral dryness, which is often associated with hypofunction of the salivary gland. Xerostomia can also have a major impact on a patient′s oral health and quality of life.
Prasanna Kumar J Rao, Laxmikanth Chatra, Prashanth Shenai, K M Veena, Rachana V Prabhu, Tashika Kushraj, Prathima Shetty, Shaul Hameed   +7 more
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Impact of Electronic Cigarette Use on the Oral Microbiota: A Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine whether the oral microbiota of e‐cigarette users differs from that of never smokers and current smokers. Materials and Methods PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were searched on 27 August 2025. Human studies using molecular methods to compare oral microbiota in saliva, subgingival plaque and oral mucosal swabs among e‐cigarette ...
Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Lakshman Perera Samaranayake, Egija Zaura, Ang Sun, Virginia Fuochi, Pio Maria Furneri, Jan Kowalski, Karol Myszel, Iain Chapple, Riccardo Polosa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source