title: Xerostomia management in the head and neck radiation patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, UTHSC San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Carl W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Haveman
mesh_terms: D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000517:prevention & control; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003781:Denture Retention; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012463:Saliva / Q000528:radiation effects; D012464:Saliva, Artificial / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000528:radiation effects; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D012464:Saliva, Artificial