Definition:
It is a dryness of mouth due to salivary gland hypofunction or other causes.
Causes: I Love PHD
I = Illness (Sjogren's syndrome, DM)
L = Iatrogenic (medications, Radiation)
P = Psychogenic
H = Habits (Mouth breathing and smoking)
D = Developmental (Aplasia of salivary glands)
Clinical Features
Inside mouth:
Dry mouth with
1. Infections
2. Dental Caries
3. Dysgeusia (Altered taste sensation)
4. Oral dysesthesia (Burning mouth syndrome)
5. Dysphagia (Difficulty in breathing and chewing)
6. Fissured tongue
7. Thirst
Outside mouth:
1. Xerophthalmia
2. Photophobia
3. Dysphonia
Syndromes associated:
