GINGIVAL WETNESS IN PATIENTS WITH DRY MOUTH

DEMİRALP, BURAK; GÜNCÜ, GÜLİZ; YAMALIK, NERMİN; HATİPOĞLU, HASAN; KARABULUT, ERDEM; ALPAR, CELAL; Nazliel-Erverdi, Haviye

GINGIVAL WETNESS IN PATIENTS WITH DRY MOUTH

DEMİRALP B., GÜNCÜ G. N., YAMALIK N., HATİPOĞLU H., KARABULUT E., ALPAR C. R., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.14, no.2, pp.111-116, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 14 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2011
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.111-116
Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Gingival wetness can be diminished in the presence of dry mouth. Our objective was to comparatively assess oral mucosal/gingival wetness in conjunction with other saliva-related measures, in patients with dry mouth.