2014, Number 5
Current considerations on xerostomia or dry mouth syndrome
Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 583-595
PDF size: 155.17 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Salivary glands are exocrine glands, and their main function is producing saliva. The three most important pairs of salivary glands are: the parotid ones, located below the ear; the submaxillary ones, located on the lower mandible; and the sublingual ones, located under the tongue. There are several little size others spread out over all the oral cavity, lips, tongue, etc., associated to the conjunctive tissue to capture the nutrients the blood vessels need; they also have connections with the proper nervous system. Xerostomia or the dry mouth syndrome is defined as the decrease of the salivary flow in resting conditions. The origin of this clinical entity is multicausal, and may be the result of an alteration located on the glands producing saliva or the result of a systemic unbalance or modification. Evaluating the dysfunction level of the salivary glands has being a main objective for the science. It is essential to work out a clinical history together with a patient personal interview, a clinical examination for the disease diagnosis and evaluation and, among the complementary tests, the quantitative and qualitative ones. For the treatment, primary prevention, reviewing the pharmacologic treatments, saliva stimulation, and also saliva substitutes or artificial saliva have to be taken into account.REFERENCES
Venegas Zambrano MT. Alteraciones bucodentales en pacientes con xerostomía. Tesis de grado previo a la obtención del título de Odontóloga. Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí. Manta, Manabí, 2009-2010 [citado 01 Ene 2014]. Disponible en: http://www.repositorio.uleam.edu.ec/bitstream/26000/645/1/T-ULEAM-34- 0009.pdf
Chapa Arizpe G, Garza Salinas B, Garza Enríquez M, Martínez Sandoval G. Hiposalivación y xerostomía; diagnóstico, modalidades de tratamiento en la actualidad: Aplicación de neuroelectroestimulación. Rev Mexicana Periodontología [Internet]. 2012 [citado 05 Mar 2014];3(1): 38-46. Disponible en: http://new.medigraphic.com/cgibin/ resumen.cgi?IDREVISTA=212&IDARTICULO=35918&IDPUBLICACION=3816
Lafaurie G, Fedele S, Martín GR, Wolff A, Strietzel F, Porter S, et al. Biotechnological advances in neuroelectrostimulation for the treatment of hyposalivation and xerostomia. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal [Internet]. 2009[citado 01 Ene 2014];14(2). Disponible en: http://www.medicinaoral.com/medoralfree01/v14i2/medoralv14i2p76.pdf
Laplace Pérez BN, Legrá Matos SM, Fernández Laplace J, Quiñones Márquez D, Piña Suárez L, Castellanos Almestoy L. Enfermedades bucales en el adulto mayor. CCM [Internet]. 2013 Dic [citado 04 Jun 2014];17(4): 477-88. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1560- 43812013000400008&lng=es
Andrades Kesly M R, Oliveira G B, Àvila L F, Odebrecht M, Carlos Machado ML. Asociación de los Índices de Glucemia, Hiposalivación y Xerostomía en Pacientes Diabéticos Tipo 1. Int J Odontostomat [Internet]. 2011 Ago [citado 04 Jun 2014]; 5(2 ):185-90. Disponible en: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718- 381X2011000200012&lng=es
Bascones A, Tenovuo J, Ship J, Turner M, Mac-Veigh I, López-Ibor JM, et al. Conclusiones del Simposium 2007 de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Oral sobre "Xerostomía. Síndrome de Boca Seca. Boca Ardiente". Av Odontoestomatol [Internet]. 2007 Jun [citado 04 Jun 2014];23(3):119-26. Disponible en: http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213- 12852007000300002&lng=es
Pereira Almeida J, Kowalski LP. Pilocarpina no tratamento de xerostomia em pacientes submetidos à iodoterapia: estudo piloto. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol [Internet]. 2010 Oct [citado 04 Jun 2014];76(5): 659-62. Disponible en: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808- 86942010000500021&lng=en
Martín Martín M, López M, Cerezo L. Xerostomía postradioterapia: eficacia de tratamientos tópicos basados en aceite de oliva, betaína y xilitol. Av Odontoestomatol [Internet]. 2014 [citado 15 Jul 2014];30(3):161-70. Disponible en: http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213- 12852014000300010&lng=es