title: Incidence of dry mouth complaint in Cork Dental Hospital patient population.
abstract: The incidence of dry mouth complaint on enquiry was found to be 3.3% on average in a retrospective study of the records of 2500 patients who attended the Cork Dental Hospital. The lowest incidence (1.20--2.66%) was in the youngest age group studied (6--20) years. The incidence increased with age and was substantially higher, reaching 20% in elderly females. In all age groups there was a higher incidence in females. The results are compared with two other studies carried out in Scotland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Surgery, University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: O'Grady
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000453:epidemiology*