Using the modified Schirmer test to measure mouth dryness

Chen, Austin; Wai, Yolanda; Lee, Linda; Lake, Stephen; Woo, Sook‐Bin

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0137

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“…It starts the digestive process, mediates taste sensation, helps maintaining the integrity of dental and mucosal tissues, has antimicrobial action, and contributes to mastication and deglutition (9,(12)(13)(14).…”

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“…A good salivary flow protects against dental caries, erosion, abrasion and candidiasis (14). Patients with decreased salivary secretion may present with various medical problems, such as, for example, xerostomia, dry mouth, mucosal inflammation, burning mouth, taste disturbances, tooth tissue demineralization, difficulties with mastication and deglutition and insufficient denture retention (1,8,9,12).…”

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“…Other methods of measuring salivary flow have been recently described. The modified Schirmer test (originally used do assess eye dryness) is an easy and objective method to measure mouth dryness, but requires the acquisition of reagent strips (9). This test is performed with a 4-cm reagent strip impregnated with a blue dye at its end.…”

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“…Methods for measuring salivary volume are divided in those that measure saliva directly from the salivary glands and those that measure the saliva present in the mouth, or the whole saliva (9). The first method is technically difficult and can cause lesions in the Stensen and Wharton ducts.…”

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Use of graduated syringes for measuring salivary flow rate: a pilot study

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The evaluation of the salivary flow rate is important in several situations of dental practice. However, weighing the collected salivary volume it is not a practical method in public health services. This work evaluated the use of hypodermic graduated syringes as a simpler alternative method to measure the salivary flow rate. Saliva samples were obtained from 50 individuals (31 females and 19 males) aged 8 to 32 years (mean age: 12.4 years), recruited at the outpatient dental clinics of two public health centers. After collection, the saliva was weighed in a graduated scale and the results compared with the volume obtained through its measurement, in mL, in graduated hypodermic syringes. There was a positive and significant relationship between the two methods of measuring salivary flow rates as demonstrated by the Pearson's correlation coefficient (r = 0.996, with p<0.05). Measurement of the salivary flow rate using graduated syringes demonstrated to be a reliable method, with lower cost and more practical than the traditional method of salivary weighing.

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“…Therefore, it is necessary to clinically assess the severity of oral dryness in patients with xerostomia, and an easy examination method for oral dryness which can be performed without the influence of the oral function or systemic condition is required. 9,10 The usefulness and ease of use of an oral moisture checking device (Moisture-Checker-for-Mucus ® , Scalar Co., Tokyo, Japan) that can measure oral mucosal moisture within 2 seconds has been confirmed. 11 A new oral moisture checking device (Mucus ® , Life Co., Saitama, Japan) with improved measurement precision was launched in the market in the year 2004, in which the measuring pressure is controlled at a fixed value.…”

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Clinical Usefulness of an Oral Moisture Checking Device (Mucus)

Takahashi

Toya

et al. 2006

Prosthodont Res. Pract.

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A new oral moisture checking device (Mucus ® ) has been developed that can measure oral mucosal moisture within 2 seconds. The results of this study suggest that oral mucosal moisture can be measured with the new oral moisture checking device without any inter-operator error. AbstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that may influence the results of measurements of oral mucosal moisture using the new oral moisture checking device, especially in relation to the operator and the sensor cover. Methods:Oral mucosal moisture was measured using a new oral moisture checking device (Mucus ® ). To determine the influence of the operator on the measured values by the oral moisture checking device, 5 operators measured the oral mucosal moisture in 12 subjects. The differences were analyzed using the Friedman test. To determine the influence of the sensor cover, one operator measured the oral mucosal moisture in 12 subjects using two sensor covers. The differences were analyzed by Wilcoxon's signed-rank test. Results:The result of the Friedman test revealed the absence of any significant influence of the operator on the measured values of oral mucosal moisture by the oral moisture checking device. The results of the Wilcoxon's signed-rank test revealed that the measured values of oral mucosal moisture by the measuring device differed by about 1.6 % between the two sensor covers (P<0.01). Conclusion:The results of this study suggest that oral mucosal moisture can be measured using the new oral moisture checking device without any interoperator error. However, there is some possibility of the measured values differing depending on the sensor cover used.

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Impact of Postoperative Neck Radiotherapy Volumes on Long‐Term Unstimulated Saliva Flow Following Primary Surgery and Ipsilateral Neck Dissection for Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Rooney,

Huang,

et al. 2024

Head & Neck

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BackgroundWe investigate the association of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) volumes and salivary function in oral cavity SCC (OSCC).MethodsOSCC patients undergoing PORT 2005–2021 underwent modified Schirmer test (MST) pre‐PORT, 6 and/or 12 months post‐PORT. Hyposalivation rates were compared by PORT volumes. MVA identified predictors for chronic hyposalivation.ResultsAmong 165 eligible patients, 88 (53%) received bilateral, 66 (40%) ipsilateral, and 11 (7%) no‐neck (primary‐only) PORT. Baseline characteristics were similar, except more N2b/N2c disease received bilateral PORT vs. ipsilateral or no‐neck (60% vs. 36% vs. 0%, p < 0.001). Baseline hyposalivation was similar (26% vs. 30% vs. 18%, p = 0.67). Hyposalivation occurred more frequently in bilateral vs. ipsilateral vs. no‐neck PORT at 6 (90% vs. 62% vs. 9%) and 12 months (90% vs. 48% vs. 0%) (both p < 0.001). On MVA, bilateral neck PORT and smoking predicted chronic hyposalivation.ConclusionIncreasing PORT volumes predict saliva function recovery and chronic hyposalivation, informing treatment discussions.

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Using the modified Schirmer test to measure mouth dryness

Cited by 59 publications

References 11 publications

Use of graduated syringes for measuring salivary flow rate: a pilot study

Use of graduated syringes for measuring salivary flow rate: a pilot study

Clinical Usefulness of an Oral Moisture Checking Device (Mucus)

Impact of Postoperative Neck Radiotherapy Volumes on Long‐Term Unstimulated Saliva Flow Following Primary Surgery and Ipsilateral Neck Dissection for Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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