"Xerostomia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Decreased salivary flow.
| Descriptor ID |
D014987
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.465.815.929
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| Concept/Terms |
Xerostomia- Xerostomia
- Xerostomias
- Hyposalivation
- Hyposalivations
- Asialia
- Asialias
- Mouth Dryness
- Dryness, Mouth
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xerostomia" by people in Profiles.
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Antibody deposition on vascular endothelial cells contributes to localized inflammation in salivary glands. J Oral Pathol Med. 2022 Aug; 51(7):674-677.
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Toward a model-based patient selection strategy for proton therapy: External validation of photon-derived normal tissue complication probability models in a head and neck proton therapy cohort. Radiother Oncol. 2016 12; 121(3):381-386.
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Xerostomia health-related quality of life: NRG oncology RTOG 0537. Qual Life Res. 2016 09; 25(9):2323-33.
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Immunization with 60 kD Ro peptide produces different stages of preclinical autoimmunity in a Sjögren's syndrome model among multiple strains of inbred mice. Clin Exp Immunol. 2013 Jul; 173(1):67-75.
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Salivary gland hypofunction induced by activation of innate immunity is dependent on type I interferon signaling. J Oral Pathol Med. 2013 Jan; 42(1):66-72.
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Reliability and validity of the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey: a tool to assess symptom burden in patients treated with chemoradiation. Head Neck. 2010 Jan; 32(1):26-37.
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Oral manifestations of Sjögren's syndrome. J Dent Res. 2008 Apr; 87(4):308-18.
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Xerostomia: a clinical approach. J Okla Dent Assoc. 2005 Oct; 97(2):22-5.
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Elevated blood pressure is not related to saliva flow in patients with Sjögren's syndrome. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2002 Aug; 94(2):179-83.