Misao Kawa Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Oral health, Dental health, Dentistry
Department of Oral Function and Rehabilitation, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
Dr. Misao Kawa, is Currently working in the Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo in China in the Department of Oral Function and Rehabilitation. Dr. Misao Kawa, areas of research interests include Dental health, Oral health etc.,
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Ryuto Asakawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Tatsuo Yagi, Akihiro Yasuda, Hiroki Takeuchi, Arisa Ebato, Misao Kawa
Background/purpose: Oral dryness is known to cause several oral disorders, including candidiasis, glossitis, atrophy of the oral mucosa, dysgeusia and multiple caries. Recently, it has been noted that not only older people, but an increasing number of younger people are suffering from oral dryness as they become less able to accommodate to the range of emotional and physical environment changes, becoming overstressed and developing symptoms of depression as a result. Oral dryness is thus now a condition that affects people across the generations. The authors have previously developed an agent that is both simple and capable of providing not only hydration, but also total oral dryness care, and they have reported its potential effect. In this study, whether this newly developed oral dryn... view moreĀ»