The relationship between the severity of oral dryness and the use of dry-mouth interventions by various subgroups of dry-mouth patients.

Objective: Dry-mouth patients use different interventions to relieve their oral dryness. As recent studies showed that various subgroups of dry-mouth patients perceived different intra-oral regions as most dry, the present study investigated whether the use of dry-mouth interventions by various subgroups of dry-mouth patients was related to the perceived oral dryness as well as salivary flow rate.

Materials And Methods: Xerostomia Inventory (XI) scores, Regional Oral Dryness Score (RODI) scores and used dry-mouth interventions were extracted from the medical records of 528 patients visiting a saliva clinic.

[Use of analgesics in oral care].

To alleviate acute dental pain, dentists and dental specialists frequently prescribe analgesics to patients, either on prescription or not. In order to effectively manage dental pain, it is advisable to follow a step-by-step plan based on the WHO analgesic ladder: step 1, start with acetaminophen step 2, add an NSAID (e.g.

[The use of analgesics in Dutch oral care from 2016 through 2020].

Oral care providers frequently prescribe analgesics for the management of dental pain. To get an overview of the analgesics prescribed in the Netherlands from 2016 through 2020, we collected data from the Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen (foundation [for] pharmaceutical indicators). Annually, more than 300,000 analgesics are prescribed by dentists in general practice and dental specialists.