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Filter by:The oral health of older people has warranted considerable research attention in the last two to three decades. One of the most oral conditions that have been related to the elderly patients was xerostomia. An elderly population that has a high rate of comorbid disease is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Among these pathologies, End stage renal disease (ESRD) stands out as a common serious age-related disease. ESRD is a chronic irreversible renal failure. It is known also as chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 6 or CKD 6. Xerostomia is relatively common in patients having ESRD with prevalence ranging from 28% to 67%. Multiple pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures that have been tested in previous studies in order to improve xerostomia in patients with ESRD which were based on the stimulation of the salivary gland flow. A new alternative for the control of xerostomia is the use of thyme honey, which is a propolis gel product with strong antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and immunomodulation effect. It is believed that the presence of honey in the oral cavity has a sialagogue effect, stimulating the salivary glands to produce more saliva, due to the high sugar concentration in honey. The purpose of the study is to determine whether the use of thyme honey as mouth rinse will help in the treatment of xerostomia in geriatric patients with end-stage renal disease (symptom management).
Head and neck cancer (HNC) are among the most frequent malignancies in the world. The main treatment modalities for HNC are surgical excision, radiotherapy (RT), and chemotherapy (CT). Severe oral sequelae such as oral mucositis (OM), dysgeusia, opportunistic infections, trismus, and xerostomia/hyposalivation can affect HNC patients due to oncological treatment with RT and QT. Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) with an intraoral low-power laser has been studied as an excellent tool in the management of OM and xerostomia and thus improves the tolerability of RT in the head and neck region. The aim of this multicenter, randomized, single-blind clinical trial is to compare the effects of two photobiomodulation protocols (intraoral application low-level laser and defocused extraoral application of high-power laser) in the management of oral mucositis (OM) and xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT). It is expected defocused extraoral high-power photobiomodulation shows results as good as intraoral photobiomodulation on the management of oral mucositis.
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of chewing xylitol gum on thirst, dry mouth and nausea in patients undergoing haemodialysis.Patients undergoing haemodialysis often experience thirst, dry mouth and nausea.This was a prospective, non-randomized experimental study involving a control group. The study was carried out with patients undergoing haemodialysis in a private dialysis centre in the northeast of Turkey between July and December 2018. It was completed with a total of 75 patients assigned to the gum group (n=25), mouth spray group (n=25), and control group (n=25).The patients in the gum group chewed xylitol gum for 10 minutes, five times a day for six weeks. Patients in the mouth spray group used two puffs of mouth spray three times a day. No intervention was made in the control group. Data were collected with the Patient Information Form, Charlson Comorbidity Index, Visual Analogue Scale, Rhodes Index of Nausea, Vomiting and Retching, graduated tube, and pH meter. Data were evaluated with Mann-Whitney U, Pearson Chi-square, Kruskal Wallis and Friedman tests. TREND checklist for non-randomised controlled trials was followed.
Dry Eye Disease (DED) is a multifactorial pathology characterized by inflammation of the lacrimal functional unit that develops in ocular surface pathology, severely affecting patients quality of life. The core of the treatment relies at present in antinflammatory topical therapies, which are still scarce. The investigators hypothesize that osteopathy-based techniques may help these patients by influencing the central involvement regarding parasympathetic innervation of tear and saliva-secreting glands. The aim of this osteopathic treatment protocol is to release the involved structures in the tear-secreting system innervation, such as the sphenopalatine ganglion. In addition, this ganglion innervates the minor salivary glands, therefore it is intended to help patients suffering from xerostomia. The hypothesis then is that a systemic protocol treatment can help balance both parts of the vegetative nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic) with the objective of increasing the secretion of tear and saliva in patients with ocular and oral dryness (DED and xerostomia, respectively), thus improving their clinical situation. This osteopathic protocol does not have the potential to cause adverse effects. The main objective is to analyze the efficacy of this protocol application in terms of improving symptoms and signs of ocular and oral dryness, tear film quality and inflammation molecule levels in tears and saliva.
The Photobiomodulation therapy could have positive effects on quality of life and oral health in head and neck cancer survivors post-radiotherapy. The improvement in quality of life will be maintained after a follow-up period.
There is currently little robust evidence to inform the management of hyposalivation and xerostomia in this population. Although the treatment of xerostomia is very individual, a first-line medication is needed to ameliorate the dehydration in the mouth by substituting for the secretion of saliva. The aim of this study is to describe the effect of the administration of Hydral on reducing patients' xerostomia symptoms due to radiotherapy. The study will be conducted as a double-blind randomized clinical trial (RCT) and foresees a crossover design, so the population will be divided into two groups, receiving both the medical device and the placebo.
The purpose of this study is to treat with traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash, and through the research of dental plaque detection and xerostomia questionnaire and traditional Chinese medicine treatment mechanism.
This study is a long-term follow-up study for patients who have been administered AAV2hAQP1 in the Phase 1 Open-Label, Dose Escalation Study to Determine the Optimal Dose, Safety, and Activity in Subjects with Radiation Induced Parotid Gland Hypofunction and Xerostomia
This Human Factors Validation Testing will assess user interactions to verify the capability of potential users to assess if the study product fits their needs and if they can use it correctly based on the provided Information For User (IFU)? More specifically, this is a non-comparative case series study and is subdivided into two major parts. Those parts are: 1. Phase I: aimed at testing if, based on the IFU, the potential subjects can decide whether the study product is or is not appropriate to treat their condition and, 2. Phase II: aimed at assessing whether the users can use the study product correctly without counseling by a health care provider.
Standard treatment for oropharynx cancer is radiotherapy by intensity modulation with only one planification before treatment. Adaptative radiotherapy integrates one or several planifications during treatment radiotherapy in order to take into account anatomic modifications that occurs. Adaptative radiotherapy is very expensive, complex and is consuming human resources as well as equipment. ARTIX study (NCT01874587) entitled "Phase III trial testing the benefit of intensity-modulated radiotherapy with weekly replanifications versus intensity modulated radiotherapy with only one planification in locally advanced oropharynx carcinoma for decreasing xerostomia" is completed and clinical data from this study are used to analyse if xerostomia is decreased when adaptative radiotherapy is used. ARTOME study will assess cost-efficiency and cost utility between standard treatment (one pretherapeutic planification) and experimental treatment (weekly replanifications during treatment). Clinical data from ARTIX study will be used for ARTOME study.