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Part I: Background topics
Introduction
Part II: Causes
Diseases causing oral dryness
Medication-induced dry mouth
Cancer-/cancer treatment-related salivary gland dysfunction
Part III: effects
oral dryness, dietary intake, and alterations in taste
Xerstomia and the oral microfloria
Subjective aspects of dry mouth
Part IV: Diagnosis
Clinical scoring scales for assessment of dry mouth
Imaging of salivary glands
Part V: Treatment
New radiotherapy techniques for the prevention of radiotherapy-induced xerstomia
Artificial salivas: why are they not more useful?
Beneficial effects of regular chewing
Future prevention and and treatment of radiation-induced hyposalivation.
Introduction
Part II: Causes
Diseases causing oral dryness
Medication-induced dry mouth
Cancer-/cancer treatment-related salivary gland dysfunction
Part III: effects
oral dryness, dietary intake, and alterations in taste
Xerstomia and the oral microfloria
Subjective aspects of dry mouth
Part IV: Diagnosis
Clinical scoring scales for assessment of dry mouth
Imaging of salivary glands
Part V: Treatment
New radiotherapy techniques for the prevention of radiotherapy-induced xerstomia
Artificial salivas: why are they not more useful?
Beneficial effects of regular chewing
Future prevention and and treatment of radiation-induced hyposalivation.