Xerostomia. Part I: Relationship to other oral symptoms and salivary gland hypofunction

The prevalence of xerostomia and nine other oral symptoms was studied in 529 subjects (18 years or older) in a family health center. The findings show that (1) dry mouth and several other symptoms are common in an outpatient population and (2) they are a valid indicator of salivary gland hypofunctio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology oral medicine, oral pathology, 1988-10, Vol.66 (4), p.451-458
Hauptverfasser:	Sreebny, Leo M., Valdini, Anthony
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Dentistry Female Humans Male Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Saliva - physiology Salivary Gland Diseases - physiopathology Secretory Rate Surveys and Questionnaires Xerostomia - epidemiology Xerostomia - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	The prevalence of xerostomia and nine other oral symptoms was studied in 529 subjects (18 years or older) in a family health center. The findings show that (1) dry mouth and several other symptoms are common in an outpatient population and (2) they are a valid indicator of salivary gland hypofunction.
ISSN:	0030-4220 1878-2175
DOI:	10.1016/0030-4220(88)90268-X