Xerostomia

Symptom Management Summary Oral Care - Alberta Health …

radiotherapy xerostomia. • Palliative care: o Consult when xerostomia is associated with other distress and suffering e.g. physical, social, psychological symptoms or functional impairment. End of Life Considerations: Keeping the mouth moist and clean is an important part of serious illness and end of life care. It may

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Dental considerations in patients with liver disease

tongue, xerostomia, bruxism and crusted perioral rash. In the case of infection caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV), the most frequent extrahepatic manifestations mostly affect the oral region in the form of lichen planus, xerostomia, Sjögren’s syndrome and sialadenitis. The main complications of the patient with liver disease are risk of ...

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Practical Oral Care for People With Down Syndrome

xerostomia, and fissured lips and tongue. Treat acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and other infections aggressively. Talk to patients and their caregivers about preventing oral infections with regular dental appointments and daily oral care. Stress the importance of using fluoride to prevent dental caries associated with xerostomia.

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Dental considerations for the patient with diabetes

mouth (xerostomia), which can be due to thirst, a fre-e27 J Clin Exp Dent. 2011;3(1):e25-30. Considerations diabetic patients. could be salivary dysfunction, immunosuppression and high salivary glucose levels (5). However, it is widely recognized that high salivary glucose levels in diabetic ...

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Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines

63 80 Oral Cavity Xerostomia; Salivary gland dysfunction 64 81 Oral Cavity Dental abnormalities; Temporomandibular joint dysfunction 65 82 Oral Cavity Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw 66 83 Neck/Thyroid Thyroid nodules 67 84 Neck/Thyroid Thyroid cancer Contents (cont) Section # Page Sex Therapeutic Agent Potential Late Effect

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DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY FRAZIER WATER …

• Experiencing xerostomia (dry mouth due to lack of saliva). WHAT ARE THE CONTRAINDICATIONS? Patients who do not benefit are: • Not able to follow instructions or who are not complaint with the rules of the program. • Dependent, without a reliable family member or caregiver to provide oral care and to follow the

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COMMON CLINICAL CONDITIONS AND MINOR AILMENTS

7.5 Dry mouth (xerostomia) 141 7.6 Oropharyngeal candidiasis 142 7.7 Axial cheilitis (angular stomatitis) 144 7.8 Sore throat 145 Case studies 148 Suggested responses to eye, ear and oral health activities 150 8 SKIN 151 8.1 Eczema 152 8.2 Contact dermatitis 156 8.3 Seborrhoeic scalp conditions, cradle cap 158

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ORAL HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN NSW

xerostomia, falls (potential trauma to the mouth), oral cancer); and • practical information that may help prevent or minimise oral health problems associated with older people with functional or cognitive limitations. The Toolkit does not provide or replace specific oral health advice required for an individual.

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LAMICTAL (lamotrigine) Tablets LAMICTAL (lamotrigine ...

2 . 2.2 Epilepsy—Adjunctive Therapy 2.3 Epilepsy—Conversion from Adjunctive Therapy to Monotherapy 2.4 Bipolar Disorder 2.5 Administration of LAMICTAL Tablets for Oral

Halitosis: diagnóstico y tratamiento en Atención Primaria

Halitosis: diagnóstico y tratamiento en Atención Primaria VOL. 12 NÚM. 1 / 2002 48 74 maloliente y putrefacción de ácidos con la poste-rior producción de productos sulfurados.