Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Dry mouth (xerostomia) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Antimicrobial lozenge showed no clear difference in xerostomia compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for preventing dry mouth and salivary gland dysfunction following radiotherapy 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
Up to and including 3 months postRT
RR 1.16 [0.97, 1.40]
1 study · 133 participants
GRADE not reported