Clinical diagnosis of hyposalivation in hospitalized patients

• Main Authors: Soraya de Azambuja Berti-Couto (Author), Paulo Henrique Couto-Souza (Author), Reinhilde Jacobs (Author), Olivia Nackaerts (Author), Izabel Regina Fischer Rubira-Bullen (Author), Fernando Henrique Westphalen (Author), Samuel Jorge Moysés (Author), Sérgio Aparecido Ignácio (Author), Maitê Barroso da Costa (Author), Ana Lúcia Tolazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical criteria for the diagnosis of hyposalivation in hospitalized patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A clinical study was carried out on 145 subjects (48 males; 97 females; aged 20 to 90 years). Each subject was clinically examin...