Searching to improve the diagnosis and treatment of dry mouth_亚博娱乐官网_亚博pt手机客户端登录

Hilde Zwaig Kolstad
2017-02-22T12:54:25.173Z
type:structured-article, tag:dry mouth, tag:Dry mouth clinic, tag:Sj?gren's syndrome, tag:rheumatism, tag:autoimmunity
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Today, a minor surgical operation involving extracting a few salivary glands from the lower lip, is one of the steps required to determine whether or not a dry mouth is due to the chronic disorder Sj?gren's syndrome. Researchers at the University of Oslo (UiO) are working to simplify the diagnostic process so that a single saliva test may be sufficient.