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2 Contact Hours $24.00
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Contents Outline
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 Chapter
1: Saliva
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Gatekeeper
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New Diagnostic
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Table 1 Saliva Composition
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Salivary Gland Dysfunction
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Sjögren’s Syndrome
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Xerostomia
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Diagnosis of Xerostomia
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Table 2 Xerogenic Drugs in Order of Increasing Potential
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Table 3 Subjective and Objective Symptoms of Xerostomia
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Table 4 Saliva Composition and Flow Rates
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Chapter 2: Oral Pilocarpine
Hydrochloride for Radiation-Induced Dry Mouth
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Clinical Studies
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Severity of Xerostomia Reduced When Taking Salagen Tablets
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Salagen Indication Extended to Dry Mouth in Sjögren’s Syndrome
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Table1 Incidence of Adverse Experiences With 5 mg Pilocarpine HCI
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Chapter
3: Differentiation of Dry Mouth Etiology
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Table 1: Causes of Complaints of Xerostomia
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Table 2: Methods of Evaluation of Salivary Function
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History
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Symptom Review
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Physical Examination
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Measurement of Salivary Output
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Table 1 The Secretion of Whole Saliva
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Sialochemical Analyses
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Laboratory Studies
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Salivary Imaging
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Salivary Biopsy
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Summary
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Chapter 4: Gene Transfer
Triggers Saliva Productions in Damaged Salivary Glands
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Re-Engineering Cells
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Production of Fluid
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Issues to Resolve
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5: Xerostomia or Dry Mouth Information
- What is dry
mouth?
- Salvia
- What
happens when you have dry mouth?
- What
causes dry mouth?
- Is
relief available?
- What
is being done about dry mouth?
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Post-Test
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- After completing the course, you’ll be able to:
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- 1. Describe the antiviral,
anti-fungal and
antibacterial properties of saliva in maintaining oral and systemic health.
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- 2. List conditions and diseases that can cause
salivary gland dysfunction.
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- 3. Describe the promising role gene transfer
technology may play in repairing diseases or damaged salivary glands.
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- 4. Demonstrate the spitting method of
collecting whole saliva.
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- 5. List subjective and objective symptoms of
xerostomia.
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- 6. Distinguish the saliva composition and flow
rates in healthy and xerostomic individuals.
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- 7. List 8 methods of evaluating salivary
function and describe their relative accuracy.
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- 8. Identify at least 6 findings on physical
examination that may indicate salivary dysfunction.
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- 9. Discuss the use of whole saliva in the
differential diagnosis of Sjögren’s syndrome.
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- 10. Recommend a treatment regimen of 6 specific measures
for caries prevention for patients with hyposalivation.
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- 11. Discuss the results of clinical trials demonstrating
the effectiveness of pilocarpine in improving salivary function in patients with
radiation-induced xerostomia.
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- 12. Provide essential information to a patient suffering
from dry mouth , such as causes and symptoms of dry mouth, common measures to
relieve dryness and oral hygiene steps.
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