Xerostomia and hyposalivation in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
Irina Michajlovna MakeevaTatiana Vasilievna BudinaAnna Yurjevna TurkinaMikhail Gurevich PoluektovSergey Alexeevitch KondratievMarianna Georgievna ArakelyanAntonio SignoreAndrea AmaroliPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2021)
In patient with mild and moderate OSA, the saliva amount and rate are similar (P > .05). With the increase of OSA severity, both these parameters change (P < .001). The acidity of the saliva was correlated with the level of OSA, and it statistically increased with the increment of the OSA severity (P < .05-P < .001).