{"id":4956,"date":"2020-03-17T09:55:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T09:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zuviuslifesciences.in\/old\/?p=4956"},"modified":"2020-04-20T07:22:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T07:22:29","slug":"symptoms-related-to-the-deficiency-of-salivary-secretions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zuviuslifesciences.in\/old\/symptoms-related-to-the-deficiency-of-salivary-secretions\/","title":{"rendered":"Symptoms Related To The Deficiency Of Salivary Secretions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reductions in the Quantity of salivary secretions or Quality &#8211; changes in the properties of saliva are responsible for a host of related oral and dental problems which impact directly upon the Quality of Life .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>These include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Difficulties in eating and speaking<\/li><li>Alterations in taste (dysgeusia)<\/li><li>Increased plaque formation<\/li><li>Increased risk of dental caries, dental erosion, and periodontal diseases<\/li><li>Mucosal abrasions and mucosal irritation<\/li><li>Halitosis<\/li><li>Candidoses<\/li><li>Impaired retention of full dentures.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/zuviuslifesciences.in\/old\/saliva-circadian-rhythm\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Saliva Circadian Rhythm (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Saliva Circadian Rhythm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These oral problems may in turn influence medical status, in that patients lose interest in eating and may suffer from malnutrition as a consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the causes of Xerostomia may vary from simply being adverse side effects of medication , auto-immune disease like Sjogren\u2019s Shyndrom , to that because of adverse effects of Radiation Therapy during treatment of the Head &amp; Neck Cancer, resulting from the destruction of the Salivary Glands.&nbsp; Even Cancer Chemotherapeutic Drugs may cause transient Xerostoma. Xerostomia is observed even during Cancer Chemotherapy treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the reason, Xerostomia has a devastating effect on the patients\u2019 wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Drug classes associated with causing xerostomia.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.zuviuslifesciences.in\/media\/89476\/saliva-blog3.gif?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Salivary Glands &amp; Extent of Salivation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Un-stimulated Salivation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Salivary Gland at rest: 0.5 L to 1.7 Liters of Saliva produced per day (basal rate) &#8211; (Others Report 0.7 to 1.5 Liters\/day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Major Salivary Glands:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sub-mandibular and Sublingual Glands: 70% of Saliva<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parotid &amp; Sub-mandibular: 90% of Saliva produced &#8211; i.e. Parotid Share ~ 25 % (Unstimulated) &#8211; Minor Glands: 5 % Saliva Production<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To know more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidcr.nih.gov\/health-info\/saliva\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Saliva &amp; Salivary Gland Disorders (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Saliva &amp; Salivary Gland Disorders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reductions in the Quantity of salivary secretions or Quality &#8211; changes in the properties of saliva are responsible for a host of related oral and dental problems which impact directly upon the Quality of Life . These include: Difficulties in eating and speaking Alterations in taste (dysgeusia) Increased plaque formation Increased risk of dental caries,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[158],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zuviuslifesciences.in\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saliva-blog-71.jpeg?fit=475%2C266&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4955,"url":"https:\/\/zuviuslifesciences.in\/old\/saliva-flow-rate-bacterial-load-in-mouth\/","url_meta":{"origin":4956,"position":0},"title":"Saliva Flow Rate &#038; Bacterial Load In Mouth","date":"March 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Flow Rat: Un-stimulated (resting) 0.3-0.4 ml\/min Also read: Symptoms Related To The Deficiency Of Salivary Secretions (Abnormal <0.1ml\/min) Simulated (chewing-taste-psychological) 1-2 ml\/min (Abnormal <0.5) To know more: Saliva","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Saliva Flow Rate & Bacterial Load In Mouth","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zuviuslifesciences.in\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/saliva-blog-70.jpg?fit=589%2C705&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4978,"url":"https:\/\/zuviuslifesciences.in\/old\/saliva-a-very-important-secretion\/","url_meta":{"origin":4956,"position":1},"title":"Saliva &#8211; A Very Important Secretion","date":"March 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Saliva is an important secretion from the body, whose presence and the role in multiplicity of functions is rarely appreciated in normal circumstances but more felt so in absentia. 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