A New Modality to Alleviate Transient Xerostomia Post-Surgery

Autoimmune disorders such as Sjogren’s syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, various medications, radiation to the head/neck, smoking, post-anesthesia and post-surgery period, aging are recognized as associated with salivary gland hypofunction which colloquially is termed “dry mouth” or Xerostomia. To combat the long-term side effects of xerostomia, therapeutic regimens include increasing oral hydration using over-the-counter oral comfort agents or alternative medical approaches in addition to the use of systemic cholinergic drugs to stimulate salivary output. The purpose of this report is to present safety and efficacy outcomes in the first patients to use a new device, the Lipsus set-up, which was developed specifically meet this unmet need and alleviate dry mouth in postoperative period.