An interdisciplinary textbook on dry mouth Xerostomia: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Dry Mouth provides an overview of xerostomia for physicians dentists nurses speech-language pathologists and otolaryngologists who encounter the condition in their practice. Xerostomia is a common condition yet only one in seven cases are referred to a speech-language pathologist or otolaryngologist for treatment. Featuring contributions from speech-language pathologists otolaryngologists dentists oral pathologists and nurses the text’s interdisciplinary approach and evidence-based framework provides practitioners with an awareness and understanding of xerostomia that will improve interprofessional coordination and enhance patient care. With a robust accompanying website including patient education resources Xerostomia addresses the following topics: An otolaryngologist’s view of xerostomia including causes symptoms evaluation and treatment Patient perspectives of living with xerostomia including quality of life measures and new research findings Effect of xerostomia on dental and oral health Voice disorders associated with xerostomia Impact of xerostomia on swallowing The science of saliva including composition and production Pharmacological management of xerostomia Xerostomia: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Dry Mouth provides indispensable information for general practitioners internists dentists nurses otolaryngologists speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology students as well as any health care practitioners who encounter patients with xerostomia. |Xerostomia An Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Dry Mouth
