SMi Source Lesson Xerostomia: Causes from Disease

  • SMi Source lesson Xerostomia: Causes from Disease has the following microlearning topics

    • 1. Dry Mouth and Saliva Output

    2. What Disease States Cause Dry Mouth?

    3. What Medications Cause Dry Mouth?

    4. What Other Factors Cause Dry Mouth?

    5. Summary: What are The General Treatment Options for Dry Mouth?

    6. Disease State Causing Dry Mouth: Self Check Questions

  • Lesson Xerostomia: Causes from Disease teaches these concepts

    • Disease States Causing Dry Mouth, Introduction: Xerostomia Association with Disease States, Dry Mouth and Saliva Output

  • Lesson Xerostomia: Causes from Disease addresses these key points

    • Dry Mouth and Saliva Output

    • Xerostomia: The subjective feeling of dry mouth, may be associated with an inadequate output of saliva by the salivary glands

    Production of saliva by the salivary glands regulated by sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

    • Regulation of amount of saliva
    • Rate of secretion
    • Composition requires receptors, hormones, enzymes and chemical messengers