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1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Oral medicine and oral cancer · related questions CL0289

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Mucin spray (Saliva Orthana) vs Placebo spray (base without mucin)

Patient satisfaction / desire to continue treatment · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…

Mucin spray (Saliva Orthana) led to lower patient satisfaction / desire to continue treatment compared with placebo spray (base without mucin); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for the management of dry mouth: topical therapies 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Sweeney 1997: majority in both groups wished to continue the allocated spray, no significant difference (Analysis 1.3). Duxbury 1989: 14/30 (46.6%) and 15/30 (50%) wished to continue Saliva Orthana and the spray base…
    2 studies
    GRADE not reported