Monthly Archives: April 2010

Dry Mouth – Real Cases

By admin | Published: April 24, 2010
I suffer from end stage lung disease (COPD) I am presently going through a flare up and my oxygen drops into the 80’s with minimum exertion. I am on 20 mg of prednisone (tapering off) and was on Factive. I take 20mg of Lexapro, Spiriva, Advair, Protonix, theophylline and 20 [...]
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Helping Patients with Dry Mouth

By admin | Published: April 24, 2010
Helping patients with dry mouth By Cathy L. Bartels, Pharm.D., assistant professor, pharmacy practice, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, [...]
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Dry Mouth Caused by Radiation Therapy

By admin | Published: April 24, 2010
Dry mouth (xerostomia), is most commonly caused by radiation therapy directed at the head and neck region of the body. Radiation may irreversibly affect the production and quality of saliva in the salivary glands. A number of medications can also induce xerostomia. Dry mouth may affect the patients speech, taste sensation [...]
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Xerostomia (Dry Mouth)

By admin | Published: April 23, 2010
Xerostomia (Dry Mouth) Xerostomia is not a disease but can be a symptom of certain diseases.  It can produce serious negative effects on the patients quality of life, affecting dietary habits, nutritional status, speech, taste, tolerance to dental prosthesis and increases susceptibility to dental caries.   The increase in dental caries can [...]
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