Type 1 diabetes mellitus, xerostomia, and salivary flow rates
PA Moore, J Guggenheimer, KR Etzel… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: The Oral Health Science Institute at the University of Pittsburgh has completed a
cross-sectional epidemiologic study of 406 subjects with type 1 diabetes and 268 control
subjects without diabetes that assessed the associations between oral health and diabetes.
This report describes the prevalence of dry-mouth symptoms (xerostomia), the prevalence of
hyposalivation in this population, and the possible interrelationships between salivary
dysfunction and diabetic complications. Study Design: The subjects with diabetes were …
cross-sectional epidemiologic study of 406 subjects with type 1 diabetes and 268 control
subjects without diabetes that assessed the associations between oral health and diabetes.
This report describes the prevalence of dry-mouth symptoms (xerostomia), the prevalence of
hyposalivation in this population, and the possible interrelationships between salivary
dysfunction and diabetic complications. Study Design: The subjects with diabetes were …