Xerostomia—Diagnosis and treatment
- 31 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology
- Vol. 51 (2), 144-147
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4220(81)90031-1
Abstract
Seventy-one patients complaining of mouth dryness were examined. Decreased salivary rate of flow was found in 56. Twenty-two patients did not respond to stimulation and were treated with artificial saliva. The 34 responding patients were treated with a mouthwash containing citric acid (Saliram). Of the patients using Saliram, 91% were satisfied with the results and in 16% of these an increase in salivation was observed and persisted after treatment was discontinued.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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