Xerostomic complaints induced by an anti-sialogogue in healthy young vs. older adults

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 176-181

  Patel, Puravi S ^a   Ghezzi, Elisa M ^b   Ship, Jonathan A ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Anticholinergic; Dry mouth; Glycopyrrolate; Saliva; Subjective; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVATION; SECRETION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GLYCOPYRROLATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PAROTID GLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVATION; SECRETORY RATE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0035467739     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2001.tb00251.x     Document Type: Article

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