Managing the patient presenting with xerostomia: A review

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 404-407

  Visvanathan, V ^a   Nix, P ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; BENZATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETHANECHOL; CARBACHOL; CEVIMELINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CLOZAPINE; CYCLIZINE; FUROSEMIDE; IMIPRAMINE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MALIC ACID; METHYLDOPA; OXYBUTYNIN; PROCYCLIDINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SALIVA SUBSTITUTE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; TOLTERODINE; TROPICAMIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DENTIST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; ORAL SURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ASCORBIC ACID; CHEWING GUM; HUMANS; MALATES; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOCARPINE; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SALIVA, ARTIFICIAL; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 74349096625     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02132.x     Document Type: Review

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