The medical term for dry mouth is xerostomia, which essentially means a lack of saliva in the mouth. Saliva is crucial for controlling bacterial levels and balancing and rinsing acids from the ...

Xerostomia has traditionally been the most prevalent long-term consequence of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer, and the most common cause of reduced quality of life (QoL) in survivors.

The first patient, who had xerostomia linked with Sjögren's disease, received the autologous cell therapy as part of a Phase ...

Entre os sintomas da xerostomia estão: boca e garganta seca, dificuldade para mastigar e engolir, saliva espessa, rachaduras ...

Xerostomia associated with SS has to be differentiated from dry mouth produced by the intake of xerogenic drugs and the sequelae of radiotherapy and, in some cases, chemotherapy. [3,4,5,6 ...