Taste alteration, mouth dryness and teeth staining as side effects of medications taken by elderly

• Main Authors: Mateus Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos (Author), Camila Porto de Deco (Author), Michelle Roberta Vieira Silva Reis (Author), Adriana Mathias Pereira da Silva Marchini (Author), Rosilene Fernandes da Rocha (Author), Leonardo Marchini4 (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Elderly patients generally use several types of medication, some of which may cause oral side effects. Aim: To investigate the oral side effects caused by medication in an elderly sample. Methods: Three hundred patients were interviewed about their use of medication and were divided in two groups: i...