Artificial saliva for therapeutic management of xerostomia: A narrative review

• Main Authors: Hajer Ayed Alhejoury (Author), Lina Fouad Mogharbel (Author), Mohammed Ahmed Al-Qadhi (Author), Suzan Sulaiman Shamlan (Author), Amal Fuad Alturki (Author), Wafaa Mohammed Babatin (Author), Renad Abdualrahman Mohammed Alaishan (Author), Fawaz Pullishery (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In clinical practice, xerostomia or oral dryness is a chronic disease condition encountered by most dentists and dental hygienists, which often causes a negative impact on the oral health-related quality of life of the affected individual. Xerostomia is caused due to salivary gland dysfunction. It i...