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.

Low-level laser therapy versus 5% amlexanox: a comparison of treatment effects in a cohort of patients with minor aphthous ulcers.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the treatment effects of 5% amlexanox and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in a cohort of patients who experienced minor aphthous stomatitis.

Study Design: A clinical trial was performed between 2012 and 2014 on 50 participants having minor aphthous ulcers. Group A participants were treated with amlexanox oral paste (lexanox 5% oral paste), and group B participants were treated with LLLT.