The results of using xerostom mouthwash in complex treatment of patients with xerostomia

Abstract

Introduction. Xerostomia is a permanent or temporary feeling of dryness of the oral cavity. It can be objective or subjective and is characterized by complaints of dryness of the oral cavity, discomfort when talking and eating, as well as a decrease in free saliva, which significantly impairs the quality of life. The diverse causes of xerostomia, including diseases of the salivary glands, long-term use of homeopathic, cardiac, etc. remedies, consequences of radiation therapy, etc.
 Materials and methods. Treatment of patients with xerostomia is mainly symptomatic, using salivozameniteli. In the Russian Federation, various saliva substitutes are presented by foreign companies. Among them, stands out a set (line) of salivozamenitele Xerostom. Therefore, we conducted a study of the effectiveness of the rinse aid, and also studied its antibacterial properties in patients with true xerostomia.
 Conclusion. It was found that the Xerostom rinse aid was effective in 70% of patients. At the same time, the rinse aid did not have antibacterial properties in relation to gram-positive aerobic S. Aureus and gram-negative anaerobic Klebsiella pneumonia.