A salivary sensor for the management of xerostomia in edentulous patients

Vasudevan Karthikeyan; Naveen Gopi Chander; Kuttae Viswanathan Anitha

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2018.07.003

A salivary sensor for the management of xerostomia in edentulous patients

J Prosthet Dent. 2019 Mar;121(3):384-386. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2018.07.003. Epub 2018 Dec 13.

Authors

Vasudevan Karthikeyan¹, Naveen Gopi Chander², Kuttae Viswanathan Anitha³

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Dental College, Chennai, India.
² Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Dental College, Chennai, India.
³ Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Dental College, Chennai, India. Electronic address: kvaniseenu25@gmail.com.

PMID: 30554820
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2018.07.003

Abstract

This article describes a method for managing xerostomia in edentulous patients with a newly developed salivary sensor. A micropressure sensor unit with a capsule to hold artificial salivary substitute was built into the dental prosthesis. This sensor prosthesis can help patients overcome mouth dryness, improves patient comfort, and aids in retention of the prosthesis.

MeSH terms

Humans
Mouth, Edentulous*
Xerostomia*