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Aliva can be Helpful in the Following Conditions
Many diseases and syndromes can lead to dry mouth. Below is a list of some of them. If you or someone you know struggles with dry mouth, Aliva can help.
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Sjögrens Syndrome
Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune and chronic disorder where glands that produce moisture are affected. Dry mouth is a main symptom, due to inflammatory changes that result in damage to the salivary glands.
Reference:
Ngo, Di Ying Joanna, and William Murray Thomson. "An Update on the Lived Experience of Dry Mouth in Sjögren's Syndrome Patients." Frontiers in oral health 2 (2021): 767568.
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Diabetes
Studies that compare diabetes patients to non-diabetic patients in terms of prevalence of xerostomia mostly find that oral dryness is more prevalent in the former group.
Reference:
López-Pintor, Rosa María, et al. "Xerostomia, hyposalivation, and salivary flow in diabetes patients." Journal of diabetes research 2016.1 (2016): 4372852.
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Head and neck cancer
Dry mouth is one of the most common long-term complications after head and neck radiotherapy due to irreversible damage to the salivary glands.
Reference:
Dirix, Piet, Sandra Nuyts, and Walter Van den Bogaert. "Radiation‐induced xerostomia in patients with head and neck cancer: a literature review." Cancer: Interdisciplinary International Journal of the American Cancer Society 107.11 (2006): 2525-2534.
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Medication induced oral dryness
A long range of medications for common chronic diseases are associated with oral dryness as a side-effect. They include drugs for cardiovascular and obstructive airway diseases, analgesics, antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics and sedatives.
Reference:
Wolff, Andy, et al. "A guide to medications inducing salivary gland dysfunction, xerostomia, and subjective sialorrhea: a systematic review sponsored by the world workshop on oral medicine VI." Drugs in R&d 17 (2017): 1-28.
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