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Sialogogues and Anti-Sialogogues Overview by leslie kalathil is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Sialogogues are agents that increase salivation while anti-sialogogues decrease salivation. Sialogogues include bitter, hot, spicy foods and cholinergic drugs. Anti-sialogogues include astringents, anticholinergics, and CNS depressants. 2. Xerostomia or dry mouth can be caused by medications, radiation therapy, and systemic diseases. Management focuses on education, managing underlying causes, preventing oral diseases, and using sialogogues or salivary stimulants. 3. Ptyalism is excessive saliva secr
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- leslie kalathil
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