Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2029489PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.4837.652DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

anti-sialogogue effects
4
effects atropine
4
atropine mucate
4
anti-sialogogue
1
atropine
1
mucate
1

Similar Publications

Aging and secretory reserve capacity of major salivary glands.

J Dent Res

October 2003

University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, Ann Arbor, USA.

A loss of acinar cells occurs with aging, while salivary production remains age-stable in healthy adults. It is hypothesized that a secretory reserve exists to preserve function despite a loss of acinar cells in normal aging. The purpose of this double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study was to determine age-related differences in salivary response to an anti-sialogogue (glycopyrrolate).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Role of saliva in oral dryness, oral feel and oral malodour.

Int Dent J

June 2002

Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8702, USA.

Patients who believe they have oral malodour often have a dry mouth condition instead. Here we have examined its relation to oral malodour, real or perceived. A direct relationship between the thickness of the film of residual saliva on mucosal surfaces throughout the mouth and perception of a dry mouth was observed.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Complaints of xerostomia and salivary hypofunction are common in older adults. However, recent studies reported that dehydration-induced salivary hypofunction caused fewer xerostomic complaints in older compared with young adults. This may predispose older adults to developing oral problems that will subsequently not receive attention from health care providers.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!