A sialogogue (also spelled sialagogue, ptysmagogue or ptyalagogue) is a substance, especially a medication, that increases the flow rate of saliva. The...
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mouth-watering flavor sensation, as well as the ability to promote salivation as a sialogogue, perhaps through its astringent action or its pungent taste. This plant...
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drug or substance that increases the rate of salivary flow is termed a sialogogue. Hyposalivation is a clinical diagnosis that is made based on the history...
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Prescription fluoride rinses can adequately treat the condition as well. Sialogogues, drugs that increase the amount of saliva in the mouth, can be used to...
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management via use of antiretrovirals, excellent oral hygiene measures and sialogogues. Most commonly seen in fourth and fifth decades in women, and can affect...
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indicative of moderate dryness and requires sugar-free chewing gum or simple sialogogues. Further investigation is needed if the cause is unclear, and saliva...
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odor, frequently brushing one's teeth and utilizing mouthwash, or using sialogogues such as sugar-free gum or sour-tasting drops that stimulate the production...
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conservative therapies such as hydration, analgesics (mainly NSAIDs), sialogogues to stimulate salivary secretion, and regular, gentle gland massage. If...
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airway, increasing the amount of blood present, and patients taking sialogogues, or drugs that increase the flow of saliva. In patients with known difficult...
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