title: Xerostomia: prevalence, diagnosis, and management.
abstract: This article summarizes the common causes, clinical presentation, and complications of xerostomia and salivary gland hypofunction in the geriatric population and discusses the various management options.
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Mahvash
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navazesh
authors.forename: Satish K S
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D012636:Secretory Rate; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*