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Could Dental Clinicians Improve the Detection of Sjogren's Syndrome?

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and predictors of xerostomia among adults and identify how many of the ones experiencing xerostomia had sicca and Sjogren's syndromes.
Methods: The cross-sectional study included 1405 35-74-year-old Lithuanians (51.7% response rate). Xerostomia was determined by a self-reported experience of dry mouth as "often" or "always". A dentist diagnosed sicca syndrome by unstimulated whole sialometry and Schirmer's test, and all cases were referred to a rheumatologist to confirm the Sjogren's syndrome. Self-reported questionnaire collected data about predictors.
Results: The prevalence of xerostomia was 8.0% (n=112), sicca syndrome was diagnosed for eight (0.6%) participants, Sjogren's syndrome for two (0.14%) participants, and this was their first-time diagnosis. Self-reported xerostomia positively associated with older age (OR 1.7, 95%CI 1.1-2.6), urban residence (OR 3.3, 95%CI 1.6-5.0), presence of systemic diseases (OR 2.5, 95%CI 1.4-3.3), and negatively with the use of alcohol (OR 0.6, 95%CI 0.4-0.9). Eight participants had sicca syndrome, which was more prevalent among females, participants in older age group, having systematic diseases, and using medications.
Conclusions: The prevalence of xerostomia was 8.0% and the predictors of xerostomia were older age, urban residence, the presence of systemic diseases, and not using alcohol. Sjogren's syndrome was diagnosed in two participants (0.14%). Dental clinicians if trained can suspect Sjogren's syndrome cases, therefore, continuous education courses for dental clinicians about dry mouth conditions are needed.

2021 Continental European and Scandinavian Divisions Meeting (Brussels, Belgium, Hybrid)
Brussels, Belgium, Hybrid
2021
0321
Salivary Research
  • Stankeviciene, Indre  ( Vilnius University , Vilnius , Vilniaus , Lithuania )
  • Puriene, Alina  ( Vilnius University , Vilnius , Vilniaus , Lithuania )
  • Stangvaltaite-mouhat, Lina  ( UiT The Arctic University of Norway , Tromso , Norway ;  Oral Health Centre of Expertise in Eastern Norway , Oslo , Norway )
  • Mieliauskaite, Diana  ( State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine , Vilnius , Vilniaus , Lithuania )
  • Aleksejuniene, Jolanta  ( The University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada )
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