This article reviews the etiology and symptomatology of xerostomia and approaches for treating it, including the use of acupuncture. Seven xerostomia patients who were treated using acupuncture and the subsequent results of that treatment are discussed. Actual outcomes exceeded the author's expectations with all patients reporting an increase in salivary flow and the ability to eat and speak an...

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Examination of the composition of saliva in patients with diabetes may be useful for understanding why oral manifestations occur and how they should be treated. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of severity of xerostomia, salivary concentrations of glucose and urea in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes, and to determine the correlation between xerostomia and salivary g...

background and aims. xerostomia is one of the most common complications of head and neck radiotherapy. the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of pilocarpine and bromhexine in improving radiotherapy-induced xerostomia and its associated symptoms. materials and methods. in this single-blind, randomized crossover study, pilocarpine and bromhexine tablets were used by twenty...

Abstract: The use of antihypertensive drugs in addition to controlling high blood pressure, but can also cause side effects inter alia xerostomia, a sign or symptom dry mouth felt by person. This study aimed determine the relationship between with occurrence xerostomia. was literature review using databases Google Scholar, PubMed and ScienceDirect. Literatures were selected through inclusion ex...

To investigate the self-reported impact of hyposalivation/xerostomia on Oral Health-Related Quality Life (OHRQoL) reported by polymedicated patients and evaluate association between OHRQoL. A cross-sectional observational study was performed 40 selected from Clínica Dentária Egas Moniz. The subjects signed a consent form, answered questionnaire to assess xerostomia via Summated Xerostomia Inven...

BACKGROUND We want to assess quality of life in elderly patients in relation to the number of remaining teeth, the number of ingested drugs and xerostomía and to determine the correlation between an increased intake of drugs and a greater feeling of dry mouth and to know the most commonly used measures to control xerostomia. MATERIAL AND METHODS 30 subjects aged between 65 and 95 years (14 ma...

PURPOSE To assess the impact of mid-treatment parotid gland shrinkage on long term xerostomia during IMRT for oropharyngeal SCC. METHODS AND MATERIALS All patients treated with IMRT at a single Institution from November 2007 to June 2010 and undergoing weekly CT scans were selected. Parotid glands were contoured retrospectively on the mid treatment CT scan. For each parotid gland, the percent...

Cis-platinum (II) diammine dichloride (CDDP) is a platinum-based anticancer agent, and is often used for chemotherapy for malignant tumors, albeit CDDP has serious side-effects, including xerostomia (dry mouth). Since patients with xerostomia have reduced quality of life, it is urgent and important to identify nontoxic and natural agents capable of reducing the adverse effect of chemotherapy on...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze fungiform papillae density in patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) and xerostomia. STUDY DESIGN In this cross-sectional clinical study, sixty patients were included (20 with BMS, 20 with xerostomia and 20 healthy controls). The fungiform papillae density was analyzed over a small region on the anterior tip of the tongue with the aid of a di...