Clinical Implications of Xerostomia in Geriatric Population
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Xerostomia is a common undiagnosed disorder of mostly geriatric population caused by decrease in production of saliva. It can be presenting symptoms of many local and systemic factors with varied etiology. Xerostomia leading to salivary dysfunction resulting in oro-pharyngeal disorder, impairing quality of life. Xerostomia patient have difficulty wearing dentures as it compromises retention of prosthesis. Establishing the complex etiology presents a big challenge to oral physicians, so that proper management of xerostomia can be done, thus improving oral health as saliva contributes to oral immunity
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Surender Kumar, Prashant Gupta
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