The Center for Graduate Studies in Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel.
Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. 2010 Mar;12(1):62-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2009.00180.x. Epub 2009 Aug 9.
The full accomplishment of salivary function depends on proper salivary flow rate and composition. Salivary secretion is highly essential in the maintenance of health and integrity of oral hard and soft tissue. Xerostomia is a common symptom affecting between one-fifth and one-third of the adult population, more commonly women than men. Induction of salivary secretion exists in several pharmacological formulations per os. Electrostimulation to enhance salivary secretion has been used frequently as a research tool but only in limited extent as a clinical method to treat patients with xerostomia.
The aims of this preliminary study were to observe and evaluate the therapeutic effect on xerostomia of the Saliwell Crown (Saliwell Ltd., Harutzim, Israel), an innovative saliva electrostimulation device fixed on an implant, placed in the lower third molar area.
A Saliwell Crown was placed in the lower third molar area of an 81-year-old female patient with complaints of dry and burning mouth. Salivary secretion was measured, and the patient was asked to fill in written satisfaction questionnaires. The patient was monitored for a year, comparing her salivary secretion rates and the written questionnaires.
The results showed a constant slight but significant increase in the salivary secretion and in the patient's personal feelings as presented in the questionnaires.
The saliva stimulation device Saliwell Crown, placed on an implant in an 81-year-old patient with dry and burning mouth complaints, presented promising results when both the salivary secretion tests and the self-assessment questionnaires were examined and compared.
唾液功能的充分发挥取决于适当的唾液流量和成分。唾液分泌对口腔硬组织和软组织的健康和完整性至关重要。口干症是一种常见的症状，影响五分之一到三分之一的成年人，女性比男性更为常见。有几种经口的药理学制剂可以诱导唾液分泌。电刺激增强唾液分泌已被广泛用作研究工具，但仅在有限的范围内作为治疗口干症患者的临床方法。
本初步研究的目的是观察和评估固定在下颌第三磨牙区域的植入式新型唾液电刺激器 Saliwell Crown（Saliwell Ltd.，Harutzim，以色列）对口干症的治疗效果。
将 Saliwell Crown 放置在下颌第三磨牙区域有口干和烧灼感的 81 岁女性患者。测量唾液分泌量，并让患者填写书面满意度问卷。对患者进行了一年的监测，比较其唾液分泌率和书面问卷。
结果显示，唾液分泌量和患者在问卷中自我评估的感受均有持续的、轻微但显著的增加。
将唾液刺激器 Saliwell Crown 放置在有口干和烧灼感的 81 岁患者的植入物上，通过唾液分泌测试和自我评估问卷的检查和比较，结果显示出有前景的效果。
