Electrostimulating device in the management of xerostomia

Oral Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 206-213

  Strietzel, F P ^a   Martin Granizo R ^b   Fedele, S ^c,e   Lo Russo, L ^c   Mignogna, M ^c   Reichart, P A ^a   Wolff, A ^d,f  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d ASSUTA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dry mouth; Salivary flow rate; Salivary glands; Sj gren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVATION; SENSOR; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBOS; SAFETY; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33846960109     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2006.01268.x     Document Type: Article

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