| Title |
Burnos sausumo būklės: epidemiologiniai ir klinikiniai rodikliai bei sąsajos su genetiniais, elgsenos ir streso veiksniais / |
| Translation of Title |
Dry mouth conditions: epidemiological and clinical characteristics and associations with genetic, behavioral and stress factors. |
| Authors |
Stankevičienė, Indrė |
| DOI |
10.15388/vu.thesis.582 |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
192 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Xerostomia ; Sjogren's syndrome ; Sicca syndrome |
| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation is based on four published scientific articles and three manuscripts. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of dry mouth conditions, their association with salivary alpha-amylase encoding gene copy number variation, and behavioral and stress factors in individuals with dry mouth. The first paper examines the epidemiology of dry mouth conditions and assesses the potential role of the dentist in suspecting cases of Sjögren's syndrome. The following articles and manuscripts compare the clinical features of dry mouth and the behavioral and stress factors associated with it. The last article and manuscript examined the relationship between the copy number of the gene encoding salivary alpha-amylase, dry mouth conditions and their clinical manifestations. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Doctoral thesis |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2024 |
