Jeevitha Murugesh1, Rajeshwari G Annigeri2, Syed Ahmed Raheel3, Saleh Azzeghaiby3, Mohammad Alshehri4, Omar Kujan3. 1. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, C.K.S. Theja Institute of Dental Sciences , Tirupathi, Andra Pradesh , India. 2. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences , Davangere, Karnataka , India. 3. Department of Oral and maxillofacial Sciences, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Al-Farabi College , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia. 4. Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine and University Hospitals, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Xerostomia is a common clinical problem, and different medications have been tried in its management. In the present study, routine dietary products are used to assess their effect on salivary flow. AIM: To assess the efficacy of yogurt and lemon juice on increase in salivation and its comparison with that of unstimulated saliva. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 40 volunteers (aged 19-48) were selected. The pH of yogurt was calculated, and equivalent pH lemon juice was prepared. First, normal resting saliva was collected as baseline followed by every 1 min for 5 min. Patients were given lemon juice or yogurt and then crossed over to the other group to assess the impact of the stimulants on salivary flow from 1 to 5 min. RESULTS: The results were analyzed statistically. Comparisons between baseline saliva secretion and that by yogurt and lemon juice (using the ANOVA test) showed that there was a significant increase after treatment at the end of the experiment for both yogurt and lemon juice. However, yogurt showed a significant increase in saliva secretion compared to baseline than lemon juice. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that yogurt is a potential candidate for the treatment of dry mouth.
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BACKGROUND:Xerostomia is a common clinical problem, and different medications have been tried in its management. In the present study, routine dietary products are used to assess their effect on salivary flow. AIM: To assess the efficacy of yogurt and lemon juice on increase in salivation and its comparison with that of unstimulated saliva. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 40 volunteers (aged 19-48) were selected. The pH of yogurt was calculated, and equivalent pH lemon juice was prepared. First, normal resting saliva was collected as baseline followed by every 1 min for 5 min. Patients were given lemon juice or yogurt and then crossed over to the other group to assess the impact of the stimulants on salivary flow from 1 to 5 min. RESULTS: The results were analyzed statistically. Comparisons between baseline saliva secretion and that by yogurt and lemon juice (using the ANOVA test) showed that there was a significant increase after treatment at the end of the experiment for both yogurt and lemon juice. However, yogurt showed a significant increase in saliva secretion compared to baseline than lemon juice. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that yogurt is a potential candidate for the treatment of dry mouth.
Authors: Inger von Bültzingslöwen; Thomas P Sollecito; Philip C Fox; Troy Daniels; Roland Jonsson; Peter B Lockhart; David Wray; Michael T Brennan; Marco Carrozzo; Beatrice Gandera; Takashi Fujibayashi; Mahvash Navazesh; Nelson L Rhodus; Morten Schiødt Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod Date: 2007-03