Xerostomia: Few dry facts about dry mouth

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. Patients with xerostomia complaints of problems with mastication, phonetics, deglutition an...

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Published in:	Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 190 - 194
Main Authors:	Rao, Prasanna KumarJ, Chatra, Laxmikanth, Shenai, Prashanth, Veena, KM, Prabhu, RachanaV, Kushraj, Tashika, Shetty, Prathima, Hameed, Shaul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014
Subjects:	Drymouth saliva salivary flow xerostomia
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Summary:	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. Patients with xerostomia complaints of problems with mastication, phonetics, deglutition and wearing dentures. Treatment of this condition always depends on the cause. Oral physicians should be able to diagnose this condition and able to give proper treatment to provide comfort to their patients. This article reviews the causes of xerostomia and its management.
ISSN:	2321-4848
DOI:	10.4103/2321-4848.144335