Do you routinely ask patients about salivary flow? |
277 total votes |
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| 62% |
| a. Yes |
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| 38% |
| b. No |
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How do you measure salivary flow? |
236 total votes |
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| 18% |
| a. Qualitatively - present or not |
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| 22% |
| b. Quantitatively - slight, moderate, severe |
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| 18% |
| c. I discuss with patient, but don't record |
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| 29% |
| d. I don't check flow during exam, but notice flow during instrumentation |
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| 13% |
| e. I don't currently measure salivary flow |
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Which type of xerostomia products do you recommend most often? |
236 total votes |
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| 8% |
| a. Drinking water |
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| 14% |
| b. Fluoride products |
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| 39% |
| c. Dry mouth gels or sprays |
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| 16% |
| d. Xylitol gums, mints or lozenges |
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| 8% |
| e. Remineralization products |
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| 14% |
| f. Other |
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Which one of the following oral moisturizing products do you recommend most often for xerostomia? |
228 total votes |
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| 76% |
| a. Biotene Oral Balance |
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| 7% |
| j. Spry Rain Moisturizing Xylitol Spray |
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| 2% |
| k. Other |
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| 0% |
| b. Gentle Mouthwash |
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| 2% |
| c. GC Dry Mouth Gel |
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| 0% |
| d. Mouthkote Oral Moisturizer |
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| 1% |
| e. Orajel Dry Mouth Moisturizing gel, liquid or spray |
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| 8% |
| f. Oasis Moisturizing Mouthwash |
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| 1% |
| g. Omni Theragum spray and gum |
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| 1% |
| h. Salese Slow Release Lozenge |
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| 1% |
| i. SalivaSure xylitol lozenge |
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Are you using a salivary flow test in your practice? |
237 total votes |
|
| 3% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 97% |
| b. No |
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Do you ever notice reduced salivary flow, before the patient is aware of the problem? |
236 total votes |
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| 85% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 15% |
| b. No |
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