Aim: Hyposalivation and dry mouth affect the quality of life in patients with Head and Neck Cancer, who did the treatment with radiotherapy. Thus this study has the objective to evaluate the dosimetric relationship between 3D radiotherapy and changes in salivary flow, xerostomia and quality of life in pa...
Introduction: COVID-19 continues to drive research aimed at elucidating the disease's behavior and clinical aspects for improved diagnosis. Objective: To describe oral manifestations reported through a survey by dentate and denture-wearing Cuban individuals hospitalized due to confirmed COVID-19 infectio...
Muchas investigaciones se han ocupado de evaluar la vinculación entre las afecciones bucales y otras funciones o afecciones del organismo. Algunos de esos estudios han sentado precedentes acerca de la influencia mutua que puede existir entre la fun-cionalidad de las glándulas salivales y la...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the occurrence of hyposalivation in Brazilian adults and its association with individual determinants, such as the use of medications, systemic conditions, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study with 402 adults was developed. Inf...
Aim: To carry out a retrospective analysis of the frequency and severity of clinical signs of radioiodine (131I)-induced damage to the salivary glands in the early and long-term post-radiation periods, and identify risk factors for their occurrence in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinomas. Meth...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the unstimulated salivary flow, pH, and buffering capacity and their associations with systemic conditions and medication use in independently living aged. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 72 participants with a minimum of 60 years recruited in ...
Objetivo: O objetivo do trabalho realizado consistiu em analisar as condições quantitativas e bioquímicas da saliva de pacientes submetidos à quimioterapia em um hospital de referência do Sertão Pernambucano. Métodos: O estudo foi realizado no Centro de Oncologia Memorial Onco no muni...
Objetivo: Descrever o caso clínico de um paciente portador de displasia ectodérmica (DE), discutindo as principais características desta síndrome e o tratamento odontológico proposto. Relato do caso: Paciente do sexo masculino com 6 anos de idade procurou atendimento com a queixa d...
Xerostomia, a term used to characterize the sensation of dry mouth, it is one of the most common symptoms after radiotherapy treatment of the head and neck region, being also the most expensive, impacting the oral health and quality of life of these patients. We performed a systematic review to identify ...
La cavidad oral se puede ver alterada a causa del virus SARS-CoV-2
de manera transitoria o permanente, lo que afecta a distintas partes de
la cavidad oral incluyendo las glándulas salivales, esto causa xerostomía. La disgeusia es uno de los síntomas principales a lo largo de la
enfermedad, nos enfo...
