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 Translation for 'xerostomia' from English to Czech
NOUN   xerostomia | -
SYNO dry mouth | xerostomia
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xerostomia {noun}
sucho {n} v ústech
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Translation for 'xerostomia' from English to Czech

xerostomia {noun}
sucho {n} v ústechzub.
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Usage Examples English
  • Patients can lessen the effects of xerostomia with breath mints, sugarless gum, or lozenges, or physicians can increase saliva flow with artificial saliva or oral pilocarpine.
  • Although general effects of its use as a dietary supplement remain undefined, the potent activity of cannabigerol at alpha-2 adrenergic receptors raises concerns about its safety for human consumption, possibly having unintended effects, such as bradycardia, arterial hypotension, and xerostomia.
  • Cevimeline is used in the treatment of xerostomia (dry mouth), It increases the production of saliva.
  • Further, a common side effect of stimulant drugs is xerostomia, which accelerates tooth decay.
  • Amifostine is also indicated to reduce the incidence of xerostomia in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

  • For example, a person with signs of hyposalivation may not complain of xerostomia.
  • It is believed that avoiding the irradiation of the glands will prevent many of the side effects of radiotherapy, such as xerostomia.
  • Decreased salivary flow rate or a change in the composition of saliva, collectively termed salivary hypofunction or hyposalivation is an important predisposing factor. Xerostomia is frequently listed as a cause of candidiasis, but xerostomia can be subjective or objective, i.e., a symptom present with or without actual changes in the saliva consistency or flow rate.
  • Dry mouth (xerostomia) is frequently caused by medication and to a lesser extent, by anxiety or Sjögren's syndrome.
  • frequent oral hygiene for xerostomia/dry mouth treatment), or reversal of precipitating causes (i.e.

  • Sodium fluoride/malic acid (trade name Xerodent) is a type of mouthwash consisting of the teeth-strengthening sodium fluoride and the saliva stimulant malic acid. It is used in xerostomia.
  • In addition, the fish mouth appearance, mouth breathing, and xerostomia place affected individuals at extremely high risk for developing rampant dental decay.
  • People with xerostomia (dry mouth) may use Biotène to reduce the rate of recurrence of dental plaque.
  • A patient with parotid swelling may complain of swelling, pain, xerostomia, bad taste and sometimes sialorrhoea. but pain itself it not diagnostic of malignancy.
  • The most common side effect seen is constipation (2-3%). Less commonly reported side effects (<0.5%) include flatulence, headache, hypophosphatemia, xerostomia (dry mouth), and bezoar formation.

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