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Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia,
Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial

rev port estomatol med dent cir maxilofac. 2017;58(4):212-218

Original research

Dental implants in patients with xerostomia

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Consuelo Rodriguez , Alfonso Zambudio , Gemma Vicente , Eduardo Pons-Fuster ,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute , Pia Lopez-Jornet *
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a Oral Medicine Department, Facultad de Medicina y Odontologia. Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
b Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence Campus Mare Nostrum,
University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t

Article history: Objectives: To evaluate the dental, periodontal and implantological state of patients with
Received 10 December 2017 xerostomia.
Accepted 3 March 2018 Methods: This transversal study reviewed a total of 20 patients with xerostomia, plus 29
Available online 22 March 2018 patients in the control group. The two groups (study and control) had a total of 198 implants.
Patients’ oral and periodontal health was evaluated, including bleeding index, gingival index,
Keywords: clinical attachment level, probing depth, pain on percussion, gingival suppuration, and oral
Dental implant quality of life (OHIP-14).
Sjögren’s Syndrome Results: Mean patient age was 59.8 ± 12.04, and evolution time was 3.6 ± 3.05 years. Plaque
Xerostomia index was higher in patients with xerostomia than in the control group (p=0.012). No signi-
ficant differences were found in periodontal disease between the groups (p>0.05). Fifteen
percent of patients in the xerostomia group presented mucositis and probe depths shorter
than 3 mm. Overall quality of life (OHIP-14) was high in both groups.
Conclusions: Dental implants are a favorable treatment option for patients with xerostomia.
(Rev Port Estomatol Med Dent Cir Maxilofac. 2017;58(4):212-218)
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* Corresponding author.
Correio eletrónico: majornet@um.es (Pía López-Jornet).
http://doi.org/10.24873/j.rpemd.2017.02.212
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