Uzroci i posljedice kserostomije

master's thesis

• Title (english): The causes and consequences of xerostomia
• Author: Nikolina Petrušić
• Mentor: Marinka Mravak-Stipetić (mentor)
• Committee member: Marinka Mravak-Stipetić
• Committee member: Katica Prskalo
• Committee member: Vlaho Brailo
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Dental Medicine; (Department of Oral Medicine); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2015-07-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Dental Medicine; Oral Medicine

Abstract

Nedostatak sline u usnoj šupljini dovodi do ugrožavanja oralnoga i općeg
zdravlja te do smanjenja kvalitete života. Svrha je ovog rada bila dati pregled
najčešćih uzroka koji do toga mogu dovesti kao i posljedica koje pritom susrećemo
kako bi se istaknula važnost nazočnosti sline u ustima.
Smanjenje količine sline ili promjenu njezine kvalitete pacijent subjektivno
doživljava kao suhoću usta, odnosno kserostomiju. Uzroci koji do toga dovode mogu
biti povezani s bolestima žlijezda slinovnica, sistemskim bolestima, vanjskim
jatrogenim čimbenicima ili ostalim razlozima poput dehidracije ili pušenja duhana.
Bez obzira na uzrok, kod suhoće usta pojavljuju se ozbiljne posljedice poput
brzog razvoja karijesa, upala sluznice usne šupljine i žlijezda slinovnica te, uz to,
neugodan osjećaj u usnoj šupljini, zadah, otežana funkcija govora, žvakanja i
gutanja.
Zbog sve većeg broja pacijenata, pogotovo starije dobi, koji se žale na osjećaj
suhih usta, važno je biti upoznat s uzrocima i posljedicama kserostomije kako bi im
se mogla pružiti odgovarajuća pomoć.

Abstract (english)

Lack of saliva in the mouth leads to the endangerment of oral and general health,
and to the reduction of life quality. The aim of this graduation thesis was to review
the most common causes and consequences of lack of saliva in order to emphasize
the importance of saliva presence in the mouth.
Patients subjectively experience reduction in the amount of saliva or change in
its quality as a dry mouth or xerostomia. The causes that lead to it can be associated
with diseases of the salivary glands, systemic diseases, iatrogenic external factors or
other reasons, such as dehydration or tobacco smoking.
Regardless of the cause, dryness of the mouth leads to serious consequences,
such as rapid development of caries, inflammation of the oral mucosa and salivary
glands and, along with it, an uncomfortable feeling in the mouth, bad breath and
speech, chewing and swallowing dysfunction.
Due to the increasing number of patients, especially the elderly, who complain
of dry mouth, it is important to be aware of the causes and consequences of
xerostomia so that they could be given the appropriate support.

• Keywords: izlučivanje sline
• Keywords (english): salivation
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:447717
• Study programme: Title: dental medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine (doktor/doktorica dentalne medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2016-04-07 08:54:37