introduction: the aim of this study was to eva-luate the salivation flow rate objectively using schirmer test and mouth dryness and other con sequences subjectively by distributing question naires to patients receiving head and neck radio therapy. materials and methods: in this descriptive study that was carried out at imam khomeini hospital, tehran, iran, the saliva flow rate of 33 patients re...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of capsaicin cream on the secretion of the submandibular gland (SMG) and the parotid gland (PG) in the general population, with different chilli-eating habits. METHODS In two groups with different chilli-eating habits, the salivary flow rate of the SMG and the PG was detected at statics and different times, after application of capsaicin cream. RESULTS In...

AIMS The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of tooth wear, symptoms of reflux and salivary parameters in a group of patients referred for investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) compared with a group of control subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tooth wear, stimulated salivary flow rate and buffering capacity and symptoms of GORD were assessed in patients attend...

Introduction. Objective and subjective alterations related to salivary flow have been reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and these alterations are associated with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy. The aim of the current study was to discern whether these alterations are disease induced or secondary to drug therapy. Objective. The objective was to de...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to eva-luate the salivation flow rate objectively using Schirmer test and mouth dryness and other con‌sequences subjectively by distributing question‌naires to patients receiving head and neck radio‌therapy. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study that was carried out at Imam Khomeini hospital, Tehran, Iran, the saliva flow rate of 33 patients r...

32 postmenopausal women were randomized to a 16-week home-based walking program or control group. Before and after the intervention, each subject completed a graded maximal treadmill test to establish VO(2)max and resting saliva was collected to determine levels of salivary immunoglobulin A. The 16-week walking program resulted in an increase in VO(2)max (+10.4%; p<0.01). Repeated measures ANOV...

OBJECTIVES To assess the oral health status and salivary composition in a group of children suffering from bronchial asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample consisted of sixty asthmatic children, sixty healthy negative controls, and sixty healthy positive controls of both sexes with age ranging from 4 to 12 years old. The asthmatics were grouped according to disease severity into mild, moder...

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterised by a chronic, progressive loss of salivary and lacrimal function resulting in symptoms of oral and ocular dryness. The involvement of exocrine glands is the result of a focal, periductal mononuclear cell infiltrate and the subsequent loss of secretory epithelial cells. As a consequence, major changes occur in both t...