Open AccessAssociation between xerostomia, oral and general health, and obesity in adults. A cross-sectional pilot study
Author(s) -
Alberto Pérez-González,
Suárez-Quintanilla Ja,
Eva Otero Rey,
Andrés Blanco Carrión,
Gómez-García Fj,
P Gándara-Vila,
B Martín-Biedma,
Pérez-Sayáns Mario
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1698-6946
pISSN - 1698-4447
DOI - 10.4317/medoral.24731
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , dry mouth , logistic regression , anthropometry , analysis of variance , obesity , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , dentistry , saliva , nursing , pathology
The objective of this study was to analyse the association between oral and general health variables and obesity indicators with the sensation of dry mouth or xerostomia as evaluated on the Xerostomia Inventory (XI).