Potential association of anticholinergic medication intake and caries experience in young adults with xerostomia

Background/purpose: Growing prescription of anticholinergic medications has a critical effect on oral health. A link between anticholinergic medication-induced xerostomia (subjective feeling of oral dryness) and a high Decayed, Missing, and Filled teeth (DMFT) index has been reported in the older po...

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Main Authors: Mayank Kakkar, Estela Caetano de Souza Valentim, Abdul Basir Barmak, Szilvia Arany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790223000193