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 factors associated with/related to xerostomia or hyposalivation in elderly patients with diabetes. Five articles were selected, including four transversal studies and one longitudinal study. Some of the studies found relationship between poor glycemic control and hyposalivation. Others found that xerostomia was more frequent in patients who worked in nondomestic environments and in women. However, there was considerable variation in the methods used by the researchers in the selected studies. We could not draw definitive conclusions based on our analysis of the selected studies. Longitudinal studies with appropriate sample sizes are needed to provide more complete information about the factors related to xerostomia and hyposalivation in elderly patients with diabetes.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Morais,Everton Freitas de, Macedo,Rômulo Augusto de Paiva, Lira,Jadson Alexandre da Silva, Lima,Kenio Costa de, Borges,Boniek Castillo Dutra
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade do Estado do Rio Janeiro 2014
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232014000200417
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