ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Salivary Flow Rate and Oral Status in Patients with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome and Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Evaluation of ultrasonographic features of major salivary glands and oral manifestations in patients with Sjögren's Syndrome.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Clinical, Serological, and Molecular Biomarker Profiling of Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: A Single-Center Cohort Study in Northeastern Romania.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Prognosis of Single Implant-Supported Prosthesis in Patients With Primary Sjögren's Syndrome: A Five-Year Prospective Clinical Study.Clinical oral implants research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Determination of salivary flow rate and oral status in patients with primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) and comparison with control subjects. Thirty-one pSS patients, 28 dcSSc patients, and 28 control subjects participated in this single-center, cross-sectional study. Unstimulated whole salivary flow rate (UWSFR) and stimulated whole salivary flow rate (SWSFR), salivary pH, DMFT index (D-decayed, M-missing, F-filled tooth), periodontal pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), interincisal distance, and OHRQoL (oral health-related quality of life) were analyzed in all three groups of subjects. Primary SS and dcSSc patients had statistically significant lower values of UWSFR (0.20; 0.38 vs. 0.91 mL/min) and SWSFR (0.56; 0.70 vs. 1.64 mL/min) compared with control subjects (
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