Assessing for Dry Mouth in Patients With Orofacial Pain may be Beneficial, but Study Does Not Provide Evidence

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Article Title and Bibliographic Information Xerostomia and salivary flow in patients with orofacial pain compared with controls. da Silva LA, Teixeira MJ, de Siqueira JT, de Siqueira SR. Arch Oral Biol 2011;56:1142-7. Reviewer Wenche S. Borgnakke, DDS, MPH, PhD Purpose/Question To investigate whether salivary flow (saliva secretion per minute) and xerostomia (feeling of oral dryness) were related to orofacial pain Source of Funding The Foundation of Research of the State of Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil; Grant # 2009/00350-6 Type of Study/Design Case-control study Level of Evidence Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence Strength of Recommendation Grade Not applicable