Review Article
Alterations In Salivary Gland Secretion And Contemporary Treatment Alternatives
| Gökhan Özkan* | |
| Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey | |
| Corresponding Author : | Gökhan Özkan Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey Tel: +905065009470 E-mail: asgokhanozkanus@ hotmail.com |
| Received May 10, 2015; Accepted June 08, 2015; Published June 15, 2015 | |
| Citation: &ouzkan G (2015) Alterations In Salivary Gland Secretion And Contemporary Treatment Alternatives. Biochem Physiol 4:167. doi: 10.4172/2168-9652.1000167 | |
| Copyright: © 2015 Özkan G. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
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Abstract
Saliva is a significant secretion in the preservation of oral cavity, preparation of food for chewing and swallowing, remineralization of teeth, neutralization of oral acid and simplification of speech. Decrease or increase of this secretion can cause various oral and general health problems. While hyposalivation leads to xerostomia, hypersalivation results in sialorrhea. Both of them have to be treated with proper management methods. In this review, salivary secretion alterations were identified and current treatment options were discussed.
