Some Causes of Xerostomia
Cause | Examples |
|---|---|
Drugs | |
Anticholinergic | Antidepressants Antiemetics Antihistamines Antipsychotics Antispasmodics Anxiolytics |
Recreational/illicit | Cannabis Methamphetamines Tobacco |
Other | Antihypertensives Antineoplastics (chemotherapeutic agents) Antiparkinsonian medications Bronchodilators Decongestants Diuretics |
Systemic disorders | |
― | Amyloidosis Diabetes HIV infection Leprosy Sarcoidosis Sjögren syndrome Tuberculosis |
Other | |
― | Excessive mouth breathing Head and neck trauma Radiation treatment Viral infections |
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