“…In the present study, the average fluid intake was low (816.89 + 694.26 ml / day) and a high percentage of individuals with xerostomia was observed, a similar finding in some studies [6,8,12,20,21], however diferent from other authors' conclusions [14,19,22]. The divergence of results between studies may be due to the different characteristics of the samples, including the number and types of drugs consumed, mean age, reduction of salivary flow, average fluid consumption, among other characteristics of the individuals studied.…”