1st Edition

Xerostomia An Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Dry Mouth

By Sarah Ginsberg Copyright 2020
192 Pages
by CRC Press

192 Pages
by CRC Press

An interdisciplinary textbook on dry mouth, Xerostomia: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Managing Dry Mouth provides an overview of xerostomia for physicians, dentists, nurses, speech-language pathologists, and otolaryngologists who encounter the condition in their practice. Xerostomia is a common condition, yet only one in seven cases are referred to a speech-language pathologist or... Read more

Dedication Acknowl­edgments

About the Editor

Contributing Authors Introduction Xerostomia Patient Pages

Chapter 1 Interdisciplinary Patient-­Centered Care for Patients With Xerostomia

Chapter 2 Living With Xerostomia

Chapter 3 The Science of Saliva

Chapter 4 Causes, Evaluation, and Treatment of Xerostomia

Chapter 5 Oral and Dental Effects of Xerostomia

Chapter 6 Swallowing, Xerostomia, and Hyposalivation

Chapter 7 Voice Disorders and Xerostomia

Chapter 8 Pharmacological Management of Xerostomia Appendix: Drugs Having an Adverse Reaction of Xerostomia Financial Disclosures

Index

Biography

Sarah M. Ginsberg, EdD, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA is a Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She teaches dysphagia, her primary area of clinical interest, as well as clinical and diagnostic methods in speech-language pathology. She has published extensively in the area of the scholarship of teaching and learning. She is the coauthor of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology: Evidence-Based Education and is the founding editor of Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders.