Purpose This systematic review aimed to assess the literature for prevalence, severity, and
impact on quality of life of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia induced by cancer …

Purpose This systematic review aimed to assess the literature for management strategies
and economic impact of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia induced by cancer …

PURPOSE To provide evidence-based recommendations for prevention and management
of salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia induced by nonsurgical cancer therapies …

Background The irradiation of head and neck cancer (HNC) often causes damage to the
salivary glands. The resulting salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia seriously reduce …

Background The most manifest long-term consequences of radiation therapy in the head
and neck cancer patient are salivary gland hypofunction and a sensation of oral dryness …

The most significant long-term complication of radiotherapy in the head-and-neck region is
hyposalivation and its related complaints, particularily xerostomia. This review addresses …

Introduction Xerostomia is a common complication of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
because irreparable damage is caused to the salivary glands if they are included in the …

A dry mouth or xerostomia is one of the most common complications during and after
radiotherapy for head and neck cancer, because irreparable damage is caused to the …

Introduction Salivary gland hypofunction is a common and permanent adverse effect of
radiotherapy to the head and neck. Randomised trials of available treatment modalities have …

This review presents data from the literature on oral adverse reactions from the perspectives
of subjective feelings of dry mouth (xerostomia) and objective measures of salivary gland …