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Primary study · included by 1 review

Associations between oral and ocular dryness, labial and whole salivary flow rates, systemic diseases and medications in a sample of older people.

Smidt 2011a · Smidt D, Torpet L A, Nauntofte B, et al. · Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2011

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Associations Between Multimorbidity, Polypharmacy and Oral Conditions in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Smidt 2011 · Reference 41; Table 2; Figure 2
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Dry mouth (self-reported)
Polypharmacy (more than 5 medications; exposure) vs No polypharmacy
OR 2.05 [1.31, 3.22]2 studies · 931 participantsGRADE not reported
Dry mouth
Multimorbidity (two or more diseases; exposure) vs No multimorbidity
OR 1.87 [0.50, 7.00]2 studiesGRADE not reported
Edentulism
Multimorbidity (two or more diseases; exposure) vs No multimorbidity
OR 1.91 [0.24, 15.13]2 studiesGRADE not reported

Also linked to PM42144901-P2-O2, which does not match a current question in this review.

1 including review in total.