Open AccessXerostomia in patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: A prospective case-control study
Author(s) -
José Pico-Orozco,
Marina Carrasco-Llatas,
Francisco-Javier Silvestre,
Javier SilvestreRangil
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.56593
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , apnea , logistic regression , hypopnea , sleep apnea , prospective cohort study , body mass index , obstructive sleep apnea , anesthesia , polysomnography
To describe the characteristics of xerostomia (dry mouth) in the population with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) and contrast its prevalence versus that found in healthy subjects, and to compare the frequency of xerostomia in SAHS patients with and without continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment.