Publications by authors named "Handerson Nunes de Carvalho"
Objective: Determine the accuracy of a questionnaire on xerostomia as a screening tool for hyposalivation.
Methods: A total of 402 adults awaiting dental care at a public healthcare service answered an eight-item questionnaire addressing xerostomia and were submitted to stimulated sialometry, with ≤ 0.7 mL/min considered indicative of hyposalivation.