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A Reference Guide to Drugs and Dry Mouth
Author(s) -
Sreebny Leo M.,
Schwartz Steven S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1986.tb00055.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dry mouth , complaint , etiology , dentistry , dry cough , drug , pharmacology , saliva , political science , law
Dry mouth (xerostomia) is a common complaint which occurs in about 25% of the elderly. Drugs play a principal role in its etiology. This REFERENCE GUIDE is designed to help the practitioner identify the medicaments which may cause this condition. Moreover, it offers suggestions for the treatment of drug‐induced dry mouth.