Open AccessXerostomia: Few dry facts about dry mouth
Author(s) -
Prasanna Kumar Rao,
Laxmikanth Chatra,
Prashanth Shenai,
Veena Koul,
Rachana V Prabhu,
Tashika Kushraj,
Prathima Shetty,
Shaul Hameed
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archives of medicine and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6085
pISSN - 2321-4848
DOI - 10.4103/2321-4848.144335
Subject(s) - dry mouth , medicine , mastication , swallowing , dentures , feeling , oral health , quality of life (healthcare) , dentistry , dry eyes , saliva , nursing , psychology , social psychology , ophthalmology
Xerostomia is the subjective feeling of oral dryness, which is often associated with hypofunction of the salivary gland. Xerostomia can also have a major impact on a patient′s oral health and quality of life. Patients with xerostomia complaints of problems with mastication, phonetics, deglutition and wearing dentures. Treatment of this condition always depends on the cause. Oral physicians should be able to diagnose this condition and able to give proper treatment to provide comfort to their patients. This article reviews the causes of xerostomia and its management