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Dental management and treatment of xerostomic patients
1Department of General Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
Texas Dental Journal
|July 17, 1998
Abstract:
Saliva is extremely important for the health and comfort of the oral cavity. Diminution in salivary flow is accompanied by a plethora of problems. A salivary flow inadequate to protect the oral cavity may be an occult condition. Dentists should evaluate those patients presenting with a high incidence or increased incidence of dental caries for a decreased salivary flow. We have presented diagnostic aids, management techniques and treatment modalities for these patients.