Nettsider med emneord «dry mouth»
![Close-up of a very dry palate.](https://www.odont.uio.no/iko/forskning/aktuelt/aktuelle-saker/2017/bilder/torr-munn-hovedbilde.jpg?alt=listing)
Publisert 22. feb. 2017 13:54
Today, a minor surgical operation involving extracting a few salivary glands from the lower lip, is one of the steps required to determine whether or not a dry mouth is due to the chronic disorder Sjögren's syndrome. Researchers at the University of Oslo (UiO) are working to simplify the diagnostic process so that a single saliva test may be sufficient.