DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2018.v05i07.001

Pages: 355-358

Xerostomia is a subjective symptom of dryness of mouth that causes lower secretions of saliva. Oral healthcare professionals encounter the symptoms of dry mouth and because of which significant complications of oral cavity can occur. Dryness of mouth occurs because of alterations in the secretions of salivary gland. It causes difficulty in mastication, deglutition, altered changes in taste sensation and also responsible for carious teeth. And dryness of mucosa is more susceptible to recurrent infections, pain and abnormal irritation. Salivary gland hypo function is associated with many conditions which includes local and systemic causes, due to aging, some medical disorders, and medications and because of radiation and smoking. Treatment of xerostomia carried out mainly with respect to the cause of the abnormality till that only palliative treatment should be carried out.