Effect of oral iron supplementation on unstimulated salivary flow rate: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 540-547

  Flink, Håkan ^a,b,c   Tegelberg, Åke ^a,b   Thörn, Mari ^a   Lagerlöf, Folke ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dry mouth; Iron deficiency; Serum ferritin; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOSALIVATION; IRON STORAGE; IRON THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVATION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVATION; TRACE ELEMENTS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33748662682     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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