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Interventions for dry mouth and hyposalivation in Sjögren's syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Arwa Al HamadGiovanni LodiStephen R PorterStefano FedeleValeria Mercadante
Published in: Oral diseases (2018)
Clinicians should be very confident in the beneficial effects of pilocarpine upon dry mouth symptoms of SS and moderately confident that pilocarpine, rituximab and interferon-alpha can have beneficial effects upon salivary flow. Adverse events are common. The use of other treatment modalities cannot be supported on the basis of current evidence.
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