THE ORAL ECOLOGY OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE SJOGRENS SYNDROME

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 40  (160) , 99-106
Abstract
An investigation of the commensal microflora, salivary flow rate, pH and the degree of atrophy of the oral mucosa in 10 patients with severe Sjogren''s syndrome and 10 control subjects revealed a number of differences. The numbers of Streptococcus salivarius, Neisseria pharyngis, Veillonella spp. and Micrococcus mucilaginosus isolated from patients with Sjogren''s syndrome were significantly reduced; the numbers of Candida spp. and Staphylococcus aureus were significantly increased when compared with control subjects. The salivary pH of the Sjogren''s group was significantly reduced; the degree of mucosal atrophy increased compared with controls. [Sjogrens syndrome is associated with xerostomia.].