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A clinical study to assess the flow rate of major salivary glands among various types of smokers using modified Schirmers method

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K117- Disturbances of salivary secretion
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/06/043554
Lead Sponsor
M Jyothi Pravallika
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Closed to Recruitment of Participants
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. subjects who are having habit of conventional smoking

2. subjects who are having habit of reverse smoking

3. subjects who are healthy and have no habit of smoking

Exclusion Criteria

1. subjects with systemic or nervous disease that could interfere with glandular functioning. (Parkinson’s disease)

2. Subjects who take any medicines that could interfere with saliva secretion.(sympathomimetics like ephedrine, phenylephrine etc.,)

3. Subjects with symptoms of oral dryness with no habit of smoking. (sjogren’s syndrome)

4. Any subject who had undergone radiotherapy of head and neck procedures recently.

5. Subjects who are having habit of smoking previously and has quit more than 3 months back.

6. Subjects who are not willing to participate in study after explanation of the procedure are excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
•To know the change in the flow rates of major salivary glands in various types of smoking habits.Timepoint: PAROTID GLAND FLOW RATE: 1ST DAY <br/ ><br>SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND FLOW RATE: 1ST DAY
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ILTimepoint: NI
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