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A simple test for salivary gland hypofunction using Oral Schirmer's test
Author(s) -
LópezJornet Pia,
CamachoAlonso Fabio,
BermejoFenoll Ambrosio
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00411.x
Subject(s) - saliva , medicine , salivary gland , schirmer test , dentistry , gastroenterology , dry eyes , ophthalmology
Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a test for detecting salivary gland hypofunction. Study Design: Oral Schirmer's test was performed by placing a strip of filter paper on the floor of the mouth and measuring the wetted length after 5 min. The control group consisted of 70 healthy patients, while another group consisted of 61 patients with Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) and a third group of 31 patients who suffered from xerostomia caused by other pathologies. Results: The mean saliva flow was 40.92 ± 22.28 mm/5 min in the control group, 27.25 ± 24.11 mm/5 min in patients with SS and 36.847 ± 23.4 mm/5 min in the third group. The differences between the control group and the other two groups were statistically different ( P > 0.001). Conclusions: The whole saliva test was used to distinguish between healthy adults and subjects with hyposalivation.