Objectives: To investigate the impact of chemotherapy on the oral health and quality of life of patients at the Oncology Department of Vila Franca de Xira Hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study, with an analytical component, involved 76 patients aged between 18 and 65 in the hospital's Oncology ...
Objectives: To evaluate the dental, periodontal and implantological state of patients with xerostomia. Methods: This transversal study reviewed a total of 20 patients with xerostomia, plus 29 patients in the control group. The two groups (study and control) had a total of 198 implants. Patients’ oral and per...
Neste trabalho de revisão estabelece-se em primeiro lugar a distinção entre xerostomia simples, sensação de boca seca com marcada diminuição do fluxo salivar em repouso (FSR), e hipossialia, em que há diminuição simultânea do fluxo salivar estimulado (FSE) que ocorre ...