Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2022): July - December

Sialorrhea with Neurological Diseases in Oral Medicine Fields: A Narrative Review

Diah Savitri Ernawati ((Scopus ID: 57189986201
H-Index: 14) Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya)

Togu Andrie Simon Pasaribu (Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Nov 2022

Abstract

 Background: Sialorrhea also known as drooling, literally means excessive saliva flow. In patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, and stroke. drooling or sialorrhea conditions can be a problem in their lives. In patients with neurological disorders, they experience impaired coordination of facial and mouth muscle movement. Purpose: To describe a review comprehensive management of sialorrhea in neurological, then quality of life can be improved. Reviews: literature search was done thorough literature search between 2008-2020 was done using Science direct, Pubmed and Google Scholar. Conclusion: Treatment for sialorrhea includes non-medical therapy, medical therapy, botulinum toxin, radiotherapy and surgical treatment. Oral medicine specialist dentists have a role in the care of sialorrhea patients with neurological disorders in terms of oral care related as a result of sialorrhea such as perioral dermatitis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJDM

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry

Description

Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine accepts original manuscripts in the many fields of dentistry, including research reports and literature reviews. The spread of fields include: Oral epidemiology, Oral health services research, Preventive dentistry, Oral health education and promotion, Clinical ...