Dentists’ Knowledge, Clinical Recognition, and Management of Xerostomia: An International Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Study
Xerostomia is the subjective sensation of oral dryness and may occur with or without objectively reduced salivary flow. It is associated with medications, systemic disease, salivary-gland dysfunction, dehydration, and head-and-neck radiotherapy, and may increase the risk of dental caries, candidiasis, mucosal discomfor...