ArticleBMC oral health2020
Therapeutic effect of intraductal saline irrigation in chronic obstructive sialadenitis.
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- A randomized controlled trial to verify the irrigation of salivary glands in relieving xerostomia in patients with Sjögren's syndrome.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Trial
- Sialoendoscopy with Intraductal Irrigation in Chronic Salivary Gland Disease: A Minimally Invasive, Antibiotic-Sparing Strategy.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Efficacy of Office-Based Salivary Ductal Steroid Irrigation for Managing Post-Irradiation Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- A retrospective study of magnetic resonance sialography imaging applied in the prognostic evaluation of chronic obstructive parotitis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Efficacy of corticosteroid ductal irrigation in acute salivary gland inflammation induced in a rat model.Imaging science in dentistry · 2022Article
- Ultrasound-guided sialo-irrigation for the treatment of chronic sialodochitis with sialolithiasis.Oral radiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of intraductal irrigation using normal saline in chronic obstructive sialadenitis.
methodsPatients who had one of the following symptoms were recruited: pain, swelling, stiffness, and dry mouth. A total of 58 salivary glands in 33 patients were diagnosed as having sialadenitis using sialography and ultrasonography. The patients were divided into two groups (swelling group and dry mouth group), according to the major complaint. Repeated intraductal irrigation was performed on each gland. Difference of symptom severity evaluated using numerical rating scale (NRS), and ductal width measured using ultrasonography were compared between the two groups.
resultsThe average NRS score was significantly decreased from 6.0 to 3.3 after 3-5 visits of intraductal irrigation (P < 0.05). The reduction in NRS was greater in the swelling group than in the dry mouth group, although the difference between the groups was not statistically significant. There was no change of ductal width before and after the irrigation.
conclusionsIntraductal irrigation according to this study method using normal saline is a simple treatment for the patients with chronic obstructive sialadenitis. It provides a conservative treatment option reducing the subjective symptoms.
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