Measurement of volume and viscosity of total saliva in patients with dysphagia in radiotherapy

Patients with head and neck malignancy who undergo radiotherapy frequently complaint of dysphagia due to dryness of mouth and throat. We measured volume and viscosity of total saliva at rest and with stimulation of citric or tartaric acid in 10 normal adults and 2 dysphagic patients who had undergon...

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Published inOTOLOGIA FUKUOKA Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 96 - 98
Main Authors KOMIYAMA, Sohtaro, YAMASHITA, Hiroyuki, MIYAZAKI, Hiroshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published JIBI TO RINSHO KAI 20.01.1990
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唾液分泌量
唾液粘度
嚥下困難
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ISSN0447-7227
2185-1034
DOI10.11334/jibi1954.36.1_96

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Summary:Patients with head and neck malignancy who undergo radiotherapy frequently complaint of dysphagia due to dryness of mouth and throat. We measured volume and viscosity of total saliva at rest and with stimulation of citric or tartaric acid in 10 normal adults and 2 dysphagic patients who had undergone radiotherapy. Remarkable decrease in volume of total saliva (0.04ml/min) was observed in a patient and moderate decrease (1.26ml/min) was observed in the other patient in compared with 2 normal subjects (2.15ml/min, 2.23ml/min). There was no apparent relation between viscosity of saliva and degree of dysphagia.
ISSN:0447-7227
2185-1034
DOI:10.11334/jibi1954.36.1_96