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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Salivary Glands for Sjogren's Syndrome: Diagnostic and Monitoring Insights
Published on: October 13, 2023
A simple test for salivary gland hypofunction using Oral Schirmer's test
Pia López-Jornet1, Fabio Camacho-Alonso, Ambrosio Bermejo-Fenoll
1Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Murcia, Spain. majornet@um.es
Objective:
The objective of this study was to develop a test for detecting salivary gland hypofunction.
Study Design:
Oral Schirmer's test was performed by placing a strip of filter paper on the floor of the mouth and measuring the wetted length after 5 min. The control group consisted of 70 healthy patients, while another group consisted of 61 patients with Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) and a third group of 31 patients who suffered from xerostomia caused by other pathologies.
Results:
The mean saliva flow was 40.92 +/- 22.28 mm/5 min in the control group, 27.25 +/- 24.11 mm/5 min in patients with SS and 36.847 +/- 23.4 mm/5 min in the third group. The differences between the control group and the other two groups were statistically different (P > 0.001).
Conclusions:
The whole saliva test was used to distinguish between healthy adults and subjects with hyposalivation.
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