Evaluation of the Effect of Minimally Invasive Procedures Used in Management of Salivary Ductal Pathologies on Patients' Symptomatology and Gland Function - A Clinical Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Salivary Gland Stone
- Sponsor
- Aya Sakr
- Enrollment
- 31
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Objective salivary gland performance (salivary flow measurement)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Aim of the current study was to evaluate the minimally invasive techniques in the management of salivary gland ductal pathologies
Investigators
Aya Sakr
Assistant Lecturer of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Alexandria University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All patients manifesting with either submandibular or parotid salivary gland ductal pathologies including:
- •Sialolithiasis (salivary stones).
- •Salivary ductal stenosis or stricture.
- •Children with juvenile recurrent parotitis.
- •Sjogren's syndrome.
- •Radio-iodine induced sialadenitis.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who are unfit for surgery.
- •Patients with previous submandibular or parotid surgical resection.
- •Patients with salivary tumors either benign or malignant.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Objective salivary gland performance (salivary flow measurement)
Time Frame: up to 12 months
We have chosen 6 minutes as our standard time to collect saliva and we have chosen on purpose to collect saliva separately from the two parotids and jointly from the submandibular gland. A 5cmx5cm gaze is applied on the papilla of each Stenson duct and a third one is placed under the tongue. All these tampons are weighted separately after 6 minutes and the results collected.
Subjective salivary gland performance
Time Frame: up to 12 months
This was done using a questionnaire to measure salivary score (this questionnaire is formulated by the multidisciplinary salivary gland society "MSGS"). The questionnaire consists of 20 questions divided in two groups: 13 regarding xerostomia and 7 regarding sialadenitis. Each question is scored from 0 to 10 and the total score could vary from 0 to 200 points.