The association between oral dryness and use of dry-mouth interventions in Sjögren's syndrome patients.
Clin Oral Investig
; 26(2): 1465-1475, 2022 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Sjögren's syndrome patients use different dry-mouth interventions for the relieve of their oral dryness. Recently, it was shown that patients with dry-mouth complaints have regional differences in perceived intra-oral dryness. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether the use of dry-mouth interventions is related to the perceived regional oral dryness. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A cross-sectional study was performed among Sjögren's patients. Volunteers could anonymously administer various questionnaires, including the Regional Oral Dryness Inventory (RODI), Xerostomia Inventory (XI), Bother Index (BI) and a list of dry-mouth interventions.RESULTS:
Sjögren's syndrome patients use a wide variety for the relieve of oral dryness. "Drinking water'' and "moistening the lips'' were used most frequently. Dry-mouth interventions, "drinking water'', "rinsing of the mouth", and "drinking small volumes" had significant associations with the RODI-scores of the posterior palate, and anterior and posterior tongue, respectively. On the other hand, "using mouth gel'' had a significant association with the RODI-scores of the inside cheeks.CONCLUSION:
Sjögren's syndrome patients are more likely to use mouth gels when their inside cheeks were experienced as most dry, while they drank water, rinsed their mouth or drank small volumes if the posterior palate, and anterior and posterior tongue were considered as dry. It can be concluded that intra-oral dryness affects dry-mouth perception and thereby also the use of the various dry-mouth interventions. CLINICAL RELEVANCE The therapeutic choice of dry-mouth interventions by Sjögren's syndrome patients seems to some extent to be related to dryness at specific intra-oral regions.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Xerostomía
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Síndrome de Sjögren
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Oral Investig
Asunto de la revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos