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

Sialorrhea Neurological Diseases Anticholinergic Medicine Dentistry

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  • Diah Savitri Ernawati
    diah-s-e@fkg.unair.ac.id
    (Scopus ID: 57189986201; H-Index: 14) Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Togu Andrie Simon Pasaribu Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia
November 29, 2022

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 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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