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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Main Authors: Prasanna Kumar J Rao, Laxmikanth Chatra, Prashanth Shenai, K M Veena, Rachana V Prabhu, Tashika Kushraj, Prathima Shetty, Shaul Hameed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2014;volume=2;issue=2;spage=190;epage=194;aulast=Rao