[A new method to evaluate xerostomia in Sjögren's syndrome].
The extension of wetting in a standardized piece of filter paper was used to evaluate saliva output in 26 patients with Sjogren syndrome and 101 control subjects. The mean value for normals was 33.6 +/- 6.8 mm/5 min without significant differences for age and sex. Corresponding value for patients with Sjogren syndrome was 11.8 +/- 13.9 Accordingly, this is a simple and sensitive method to quantify xerostomia.
Hernández
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Sección Reumatología, Hospital Gmo Grant B, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Sáenz
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Silva
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Bermúdez
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D012472:Salivation; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000175:diagnosis*
Nuevo método para evaluar la xerostomía en el síndrome de Sjögren.