Dry mouth
Conditions
Interventions
water gargle
kelp liquid gargle
Sponsors
Tohoku University Division of Oral Diagnosis
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Patients who diagnosed with dry mouth at Division of Oral Diagnosis, Tohoku University. (2)Patients aged tewnty or over at the regsitration who consent the participation of this study. (3)Patients accepted regardless of Gender or severity of dry mouth or medication.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Patients with oral cancer. (2)Patients under the cancer therapy(Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, molecular target therapy, etc.) or with history of cancer. (3)Patients who received kelp liquid therapy. (4) Patients who have allergie or hypersensitivity to kelp or kelp broth. (5)Patients with contraindications of iodine (thyroid gland disease, phthisis, Dermatitis Herpetiformis Duhring, etc. ). (6)Patients with seviere herpetic, lichenious or ulcerative oral mucosal disease. (7)Patients who are difficult to give their informed consent in writing. (8)Patients who can not tolerate oral dryness test (measurement of whole salivary secretion, measurement of minor salivary secretion, mouth moisture retention measurement) (9)Patients who are consider to be inappropriate by the trial investigatiors.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Salivary secretion | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral sensory questionnaire | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShizuko, Satoh
Tohoku University Division of Oral Diagnosis
Outcome results
None listed