• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
A Salivary Pacemaker

A Salivary Pacemaker

Paperback

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 6209302084
ISBN13: 9786209302084
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: Jan 28 2026
Pages: 52
Weight: 0.18
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Oral dryness and hypo-function of salivary glands are the symptoms of xerostomia consequential from decreased flow of saliva. The primary causes of dryness of mouth are local as well as systemic conditions, old age, smoking, few medical disorders, and autoimmune disorders. Salivary gland disorders like Sarcoidosis, HIV infection, infection with hepatitis C, biliary cirrhosis (primary) and type I & II diabetes mellitus and rare causes like hemo-chromatosis, amyloidosis, Wegener's disease, agenesis of salivary gland and iatrogenic causes like drugs, and chemotherapy, local radiation, and chronic graft vs. host disease. Therefore the holistic management of salivary disorders is identification of underlying pathophysiology is vital and needs attention.

Also from

Lohe, Vidya

Also in

Medical Reference