Significance and Implications of Patient-reported Xerostomia in Sjögren's Syndrome: Findings From the National Institutes of Health Cohort

Significance and Implications of Patient-reported Xerostomia in Sjögren's Syndrome: Findings From the National Institutes of Health Cohort

Background: Xerostomia is a chief complaint of patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). However, newer proposals for SS classification remove xerostomia and hyposalivation from the criteria list. Given these developments and the importance of patient-centered research outcomes, we sought to evalu...

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Main Authors: Monisha Billings, DDS, MPH, PhD, Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH, Timothy Iafolla, DMD, MPH, Alan N. Baer, MD, Margaret Grisius, DDS, Ilias Alevizos, DMD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Sjogren's syndrome
Xerostomia
Hyposalivation
Autoimmune disorders
Salivary gland dysfunction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239641630411X

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