title: Sjögren's syndrome as seen by an oral physician.
abstract: This article provides a brief overview of the various orofacial presentations of Sjögren's syndrome. The paper summarises the clinical features of patients with xerostomia, and alludes to differential diagnosis, investigative procedures and therapeutic modalities for the oral component of Sjögren's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Oral Medicine, The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, UK. j.hamburger@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamburger
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012796:Sialography / Q000379:methods; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology