Utility of two methodologies in the clinical assessment of oral dryness in postmenopausal women.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the oral dryness in postmenopausal women and to correlate the salivary flow rate determined by sialometry with the clinical oral dryness score (CODS) obtained from Challacombe Scale. To correlate between subjective and objective oral dryness and relationship of salivary flow rate with that of the duration of menopause.

Materials And Methods: Sixty postmenopausal women were questioned regarding their oral dryness status and the duration of menopause.