Siri Flagestad Kvalheim

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Tannhelsetjenestens kompetansesenter Vestland

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Siri Flagestad Kvalheim er ph.d. og tannlegespesialist i oral protetikk.

Articles by Siri Flagestad Kvalheim

Dry mouth in the seriously ill and dying

Siri Flagestad Kvalheim,
Ileana Mihaela Cuida Marthinussen,
Einar Berg,
Gunhild Vesterhus Strand

10.02.2022: Dry mouth constitutes a significant problem for most patients with grave illnesses and a need for palliative treatment. The main causes are pharmaceuticals, diseases and cancer treatment, which are often associated with increasing age. The condition may give rise to discomfort, pain, dysphagia...