Subjective reports of xerostomia and objective measures of salivary gland performance.

Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) ·Vol. 115 ·No. 4 ·1987-10-00 ·Pages 581-4

Fox PC, Busch KA, Baum BJ

Abstract

This study involves collecting saliva under unstimulated and stimulated conditions and asking standardized questions of 100 patients with xerostomia. The study examines which questions are useful in identifying and predicting current major salivary gland output deficiency or dysfunction.

MeSH Terms

Humans Salivary Glands/metabolism Secretory Rate Surveys and Questionnaires Xerostomia/diagnosis,physiopathology

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Fox P C

National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Busch K A

Baum B J

Article Info

Journal

Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)

Abbr.

J Am Dent Assoc

ISSN

0002-8177

DOI

10.1016/s0002-8177(87)54012-0

Published

1987-10-00

Pages

581-4

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

7503060

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8177(87)54012-0 View journal details

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