Factors related to dry mouth and low salivary flow rates in diabetic elderly: a systematic literature review

This study aimed to perform a systematic review of studies on factors related to xerostomia and/or hyposalivation in elderly patients with diabetes. SciELO, Science Direct, Scopus, and PubMed/Medline databases were searched for articles published from January 1992 to January 2013, concerned with fac...

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Main Authors: Everton Freitas de Morais, Rômulo Augusto de Paiva Macedo, Jadson Alexandre da Silva Lira, Kenio Costa de Lima, Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232014000200417&lng=en&tlng=en