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Objective and subjective efficacy evaluation of various polymer-based saliva substitutes
H Olsson1, T Axéll, A Carlsson
1Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Odontology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Scandinavian Journal of Dental Research
|February 1, 1993
Abstract:
Various polymer solutions with and without surfactants were evaluated regarding their lubricating properties on the oral mucosa. After rinsing with the solutions, the oral mucosal friction value was registered with a probe (objective effect). After each rinsing occasion at home, the patients answered a questionnaire (subjective effect). None of the tested polymers showed a longer, clinically significant effect than the other ones. Some of them had the same effect as substitutes available on the Swedish market.